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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Josef Maria Eder & Eduard Valenta | Versuche uber Photographie mittelst der Rontgen'schen Strahlen |
EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 28 | Chuck Close | Untitled Torso Diptych |
2012 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,160.00 | |
| 29 | Herbert Hoffmann | Karl Oergel |
1973, printed later. | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 127.00 | |
| 30 | Diane Arbus | Tattooed Man at a Carnival, MD. |
1967, printed posthumously by Neil Selkirk. | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 31 | Peter Hujar | Palermo Catacombs #8, Skull in Window |
1963 | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 13,970.00 | |
| 32 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Retrato postumo |
1939 | EUR 18,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 33 | Aenne Biermann | Hand with Woodcarver's Knife |
1930 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 34 | Werner Rohde | Puppe, Kopf [Puppet, Head] |
1930 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,350.00 | |
| 35 | August Sander | Antlitz der Zeit |
1910-29, printed posthumously in 1989 by Gerd Sander | EUR 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 36 | Lisette Model | Twelve Photographs |
1933-49, printed in 1976 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,160.00 | |
| 37 | Henri Cartier-Bresson | Valencia |
1933 | EUR 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 38 | United Press International Photographer | Untitled (South Vietnam, children run along Highway 1) |
1972 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,810.00 | |
| 39 | Robert Capa | Death of a Loyalist Militiaman near Espejo, Cordoba Front, Spain (Falling Soldier) |
1936, probably printed in the 1950s. | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 | |
| 40 | Carel Blazer | Calvi, Corsica |
1947, printed before 1963 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,270.00 | |
| 41 | Robert Doisneau | Le Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville, Paris 4 e |
1950, printed circa 1960 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 42 | Lee Friedlander | Florida |
1963, printed later. | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 43 | Lee Friedlander | Galax, Va |
1962, printed later. | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 44 | Nicholas Nixon | The Brown Sisters |
1975-2022. | EUR 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 45 | Rineke Dijkstra | The Buzz Club, Liverpool, England, March 4, 1995 |
1995 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 46 | Rineke Dijkstra | The Buzz Club, Liverpool, England, March 3, 1995 |
1995 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 47 | Rineke Dijkstra | The Buzz Club, Liverpool, England, March 11, 1995 |
1995 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,700.00 | |
| 48 | Pieter Hugo | Abdullahi Mohammed with Mainasara, Lagos, Nigeria |
2007 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,400.00 | |
| 49 | Taryn Simon | Frederick Daye, Alibi location, American Legion Post 310 San Diego, California, where 13 witnesses placed Daye at the time of the crime, Served 10 years of a Life sentence for Kidnapping, Rape and Vehicle Theft |
2002 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,160.00 | |
| 50 | Taryn Simon | Vincent Moto, Scene of arrest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, With son Andre, who was with Moto at time of arrest, Served 8 years of a 12 to 24 year sentence for Rape, Criminal Conspiracy and Robbery |
2002 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,160.00 | |
| 51 | Wolfgang Tillmans | Kneeling Nude |
1997 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 17,780.00 |
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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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