Sothebys: Elixir of Life: Photographs from The Olbricht Collection, pf2540, Paris
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- November 19, 2025 - November 19, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip-Lorca diCorcia | Marilyn; 28 Years Old; Las Vegas, Nevada; $30 |
1990-92, printed in 1998 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 44,450.00 | |
| 2 | Diane Arbus | A Child Crying, N. J. |
1967, printed posthumously by Neil Selkirk. | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 3 | Roger Ballen | Dresie and Casie, Twins, Western Transvaal |
1993, printed in 2000 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,890.00 | |
| 4 | Helga Paris | Kinder mit Masken [Children with Masks] |
1968 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,540.00 | |
| 5 | Wolfgang Tillmans | Valentine |
1998 | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 6 | Wolfgang Tillmans | Michael & Otto |
1998, printed in 1999 | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 8,255.00 | |
| 7 | Taryn Simon | U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Contraband Room John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York (from An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar) |
2005, printed in 2007 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 8 | William Eggleston | Memphis |
1970 | EUR 220,000.00 - 280,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 9 | William Eggleston | Untitled (Nehi Bottle on Car Hood) |
mid-1960s-early 1970s, printed in 2001 by Guy Stricherz | EUR 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 10 | William Eggleston | Untitled (Greenwood, Mississippi) |
1973 | EUR 180,000.00 - 220,000.00 | EUR 228,600.00 | |
| 11 | Larry Clark | Billy Mann |
1963, printed circa 1971 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 10,795.00 | |
| 12 | Tracey Moffatt | Something More (9 photographs) |
1989 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 101,600.00 | |
| 13 | Tina Barney | Marina's Room |
1987 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 13,970.00 | |
| 14 | Robert Doisneau | Monsieur Claude |
1950s. | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,080.00 | |
| 15 | Brassai | A Portfolio of Ten Photographs by Brassai |
1932-51, printed in 1973 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 17 | Umbo (Otto Umbehr) | Madchenkopf (Ruth, die Hand) |
1927 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 33,020.00 | |
| 18 | Horst P. Horst | Camera Work Portfolio (B) |
1937-87, printed in the 1990s. | EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 50,800.00 | |
| 19 | Pierre et Gilles | La Reine Blanche, Catherine Deneuve |
1991 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 19,050.00 | |
| 20 | Cindy Sherman | Untitled Film Still #15 |
1978 | EUR 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 21 | Cindy Sherman | Untitled Film Still #49 |
1979 | EUR 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | EUR 190,500.00 | |
| 22 | Paul Outerbridge, Jr. | Nude with Frame (Rearview) |
1938 | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | EUR 63,500.00 | |
| 23 | Paul Outerbridge, Jr. | Nude with Frame (Frontview) |
1938 | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | EUR 63,500.00 | |
| 24 | Irving Penn | Nude 115 |
1949-50. | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 19,050.00 | |
| 25 | Otto Steinert | Nude |
1958 | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 7,620.00 | |
| 26 | Gisela Bullacher | Schildkrotenpanzer |
1989 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 254.00 |
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![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
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