Christies: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (EUR) | 2,821,875.00 |
| Auction Date | November 05, 2019 - November 05, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 1,757,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #17708 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 2,588,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 143 | ||
| Sold Lots | 115 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 2,392,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 80.42% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 3,498,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 28 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 80.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004) | Marilyn Monroe, actress, New York city, 6 mai 1957 |
, tiré en 1980 | EUR 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 | EUR 346,000.00 |
| 57 | CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI (1876-1957) | Le Coq, La Muse Endormie, 1924 |
1924 | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | EUR 187,500.00 |
| 12 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Lavender Glory Poppy, New York, 1968 |
1968, tiré en 1984 | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | EUR 137,500.00 |
| 23 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Bee (A), New York, 1995 |
1995, tiré en 2001 | EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 112,500.00 |
| 55 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Frozen Foods, New York, 1977 |
1977, tiré en 1984 | EUR 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | EUR 87,500.00 |
| 56 | CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI (1876-1957) | Vue d’Atelier (La Tortue volante, les Coqs, le Roi des Rois, l’Oiseau dans l’espace, le Baiser, le Nouveau-Né), c. 1945 |
c. 1945 | EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 81,250.00 |
| 109 | MARINA ABRAMOVIC (NÉE EN 1946) | Rhythm 10 (The Biography), 1973-2002 |
1973-2002 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 68,750.00 |
| 58 | CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI (1876-1957) | Léda, 1924 |
1924 | EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | EUR 56,250.00 |
| 59 | CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI (1876-1957) | La Timidité, 1917 |
1917 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 47,500.00 |
| 30 | MARIO TESTINO (NÉ EN 1954) | Gisele Bündchen, Naples, Pirelli Calendar, 2000 |
2000, tiré en 2008 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 43,750.00 |
| 43 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Cigarettes #123, New York, 1972 |
1972, tiré en 1974 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 43,750.00 |
| 10 | HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004) | Sie Kommen (Naked), Paris, 1981 |
1981 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 40,000.00 |
| 40 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Aphrodisiacs, New York, 1997 |
1997, tiré en 1998 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 40,000.00 |
| 3 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Single Oriental Poppy, New York, 1968 |
1968, tiré en 1987 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 37,500.00 |
| 116 | DESIREE DOLRON (NÉE EN 1963) | Xteriors VII, 2004 |
2004 | EUR 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 | EUR 37,500.00 |
| 102 | MICHAEL WOLF (1954-2019) | Tokyo Compression 13, 2012 |
2012 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 35,000.00 |
| 121 | PETER BEARD (NÉ EN 1938) | Ferguson's Gulf Spit 15'' 9'' Crocodile, 1968 |
1968 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 35,000.00 |
| 20 | FRANCIS GIACOBETTI (NÉ EN 1939) | Zebra 17, Paris, 1988 |
1988, tiré en 2016 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 32,500.00 |
| 66 | HANS BELLMER (1902-1975) | La Poupée, 1943 |
1943 | EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | EUR 32,500.00 |
| 9 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989) | Irises, 1988 |
1988, tiré en 1988 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 31,250.00 |
| 14 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989) | Flower Arrangement, 1988 |
1988, tiré en 1989 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 31,250.00 |
| 39 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Cigarette #37, New York, 1974 |
1974, tiré en 1975 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 31,250.00 |
| 42 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Cigarette #50, 1975 |
1975, tiré en 1975 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 31,250.00 |
| 74 | BERND & HILLA BECHER (1931-2007 & 1934-2015) | Untitled, 1960-1972 |
1960-1972 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 31,250.00 |
| 94 | RICHARD MOSSE (NÉ EN 1980) | Nowhere to Run (Infra series), South Kivu, Eastern Congo, 2010 |
2010 | EUR 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 31,250.00 |
