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Sothebys: Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection | Total Sales (USD) | 2,292,250.00 |
| Auction Date | July 14, 2020 - July 14, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,263,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #N10440 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,932,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 94 | ||
| Sold Lots | 71 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,583,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 75.53% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,425,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 94.52% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | TINA MODOTTI | INTERIOR OF CHURCH TOWER AT TEPOTZOTLÁN, MEXICO |
1924 | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 500,000.00 |
| 62 | EDWARD WESTON | DUNES, OCEANO |
1936 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 375,000.00 |
| 22 | HERBERT BAYER | 'IN SEARCH OF TIMES PAST' |
1959 | USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 162,500.00 |
| 20 | BERND AND HILLA BECHER | 'FABRIKHALLEN' |
1989 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 118,750.00 |
| 16 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE | LISA LYON |
1981 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 106,250.00 |
| 21 | BERND AND HILLA BECHER | 'BLAST FURNACE HEADS B' |
2000 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 100,000.00 |
| 5 | GERHARD RICHTER | 20.5.92 |
1992 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 93,750.00 |
| 47 | MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE | SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS |
1935 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 81,250.00 |
| 68 | DOROTHEA LANGE | WOMAN OF THE HIGH PLAINS, TEXAS PANHANDLE |
1938 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 67 | DOROTHEA LANGE | 'ONE OF THE HOMELESS WANDERING BOYS DRIFTING IN THE COUNTRY BEFORE CCC’ |
c.1933 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 71 | DOROTHEA LANGE | 'END OF AN ERA IN A SMALL VALLEY TOWN, CALIF.' (FUNERAL CORTEGE) |
1938 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 61 | LAURA GILPIN | 'RANCHOS CHURCH' |
1930 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 31,250.00 |
| 12 | DIANE ARBUS | ‘PUERTO RICAN WOMAN WITH A BEAUTY MARK, N. Y. C.’ |
1965 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 48 | RUTH BERNHARD | 'RUTH BERNHARD' |
1934-76, printed 1993 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 87 | EDWARD STEICHEN | FLATIRON - EVENING |
1904-05, 1906 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 23,750.00 |
| 8 | DAVID HOCKNEY | 'RAYMOND FOYE LOOKING AT BROOKLYN, DEC. 1982' |
1982 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 10 | ADAM FUSS | UNTITLED (SUNFLOWERS) |
1993 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 19 | IRVING PENN | CIGARETTE NO. 118 |
1972 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 63 | DOROTHEA LANGE | WHITE ANGEL BREADLINE, SAN FRANCISCO |
1933, printed later | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 31 | HERBERT BAYER | SELECTED WORKS |
1930-37, printed later | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 36 | ROBERT DOISNEAU | 'LE BAISER DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE' |
1950, printed later | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 25 | ROBERT FRANK | N. Y. C. FOR A. B. |
1947 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 65 | DOROTHEA LANGE | UNTITLED (UNEMPLOYED MEN) |
1933 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 1 | SANDY SKOGLUND | 'RADIOACTIVE CATS' |
1980 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 43 | JAROMÍR FUNKE | STAIRCASE OF OLD PRAGUE |
1924 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
