Christies: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (GBP) | 1,578,875.00 |
| Auction Date | May 17, 2018 - May 17, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 994,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #15932 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,398,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 121 | ||
| Sold Lots | 86 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,345,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 71.07% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,893,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 35 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 83.41% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989) | Ken Moody and Robert Sherman, 1984 |
1984 | GBP 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | GBP 118,750.00 |
| 118 | NICK BRANDT (B. 1964) | Elephant drinking, Amboseli, 2007 |
2007 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 87,500.00 |
| 25 | THOMAS RUFF (B. 1958) | 17h 58m / -25°, 1990 |
1990 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 75,000.00 |
| 104 | RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004) | Lauren Hutton, Great Exuma, The Bahamas, October 1968 |
1968, printed 1980 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 68,750.00 |
| 47 | PIETER HUGO (B. 1976) | Mummy Ahmadu and Mallam Mantari Lamal with Mainasara, Abuja, Nigeria, 2005 |
2005 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 56,250.00 |
| 55 | HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (B. 1948) | Catherine of Aragon, 1999 |
1999 | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 56,250.00 |
| 73 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Cigarettes, Street findings, New York, 1999 |
1999, printed September 2000 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 46,250.00 |
| 26 | THOMAS RUFF (B. 1958) | m.a.r.s.23, 2011 |
2011 | GBP 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 | GBP 43,750.00 |
| 13 | CANDIDA HOFER (B. 1944) | Biblioteca di Brera Milano IV, 2005 |
2005 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 40,000.00 |
| 95 | PETER BEARD (B. 1938) | Maureen Gallagher and a night feeder at Hog Ranch for 'Last word from Paradise', Feb. 1987 |
1987 | GBP 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 40,000.00 |
| 117 | TIM FLACH (B.1958) | Ya Yun Elegant, 2012 |
2012, printed 2017 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 40,000.00 |
| 29 | WOLFGANG TILLMANS (B. 1968) | Small Mental Picture II, 2000 |
2000 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 37,500.00 |
| 62 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Nude 151, 1950 |
1950, printed July 1976 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 35,000.00 |
| 69 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Cigarette #42, New York, c. 1974 |
1974, printed 1974 | GBP 22,000.00 - 28,000.00 | GBP 35,000.00 |
| 54 | HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (B. 1948) | Black Sea #366, Ozuluce, 1991 |
1991 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 33,750.00 |
| 12 | EDWARD BURTYNSKY (B. 1955) | Stepwell #4, Sagar Kund Baori, Bundi, Rajasthan, India, 2010 |
2010, printed 2013 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 32,500.00 |
| 67 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989) | Calla Lily, 1988 |
1988, printed 1988 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 27,500.00 |
| 59 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946–1989) | Parrot Tulip, 1987 |
1987 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 22,500.00 |
| 60 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989) | Roses, 1988 |
1988, printed 1990 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 22,500.00 |
| 53 | HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (B. 1948) | Time Exposed, 1991 |
1991 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 21,250.00 |
| 78 | ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) | Self-Portrait (in Fright Wig), 1986 |
1986 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 21,250.00 |
| 45 | SHIRIN NESHAT (B. 1957) | Fervor Series (Crowd from Back, close up), 2000 |
2000 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 20,000.00 |
| 105 | RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004) | Ingrid Boulting, Coat by Dior, Paris, 1970 |
1970, printed 1981 | GBP 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 | GBP 20,000.00 |
| 11 | ELGER ESSER (B. 1967) | Champtoceaux, Frankreich, 2000 |
2000, printed 2000 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 18,750.00 |
| 28 | THOMAS RUFF (B. 1958) | Portrait (E. Zapp), 1990 |
1990 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 18,750.00 |
