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Auction Name Photographs Monthly Online Auction Total Sales (USD) 91,087.75
Auction Date September 09, 2020 - September 09, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 71,400.00
Sale Number #14159 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 108,300.00
Total Lots 139
Sold Lots 89 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 104,300.00
% of Lots Sold 64.03% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 157,300.00
Unsold Lots 50 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 57.91%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
38027 William Christenberry Jr. (American, b. 1936)

Red Building in Forest, Hale County, Alabama, 1989

1989 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 6,250.00
38037 Bruce Davidson (American, b. 1933)

Two Women at Lunch Counter from the series Time of Change, 1962

1962, printed later USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 4,500.00
38009 Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006)

Classic Torso with Hands, 1952

1952, printed later USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,875.00
38099 Ben Shahn (American, 1898-1969)

A Group of Five Photographs (5 works), 1935-1938

1935-1938, printed later USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 3,875.00
38033 Thomas Joshua Cooper (American, b. 1946)

Dreaming the Old Man, Isle of Hoy, The Orkney Islands, Scotland, 1984

1984 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,625.00
38026 Sophie Calle (French, b. 1953)

Red Shoe, 2000 Iris print 30-1/2 x 17-3/4 inches (77.5 x 45.1 cm)

2000 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,500.00
38008 Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006)

At the Pool, 1951

1951, printed later USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,750.00
38010 Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006)

Classic Torso, 1951

1951, printed later USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,750.00
38132 Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958)

Juniper at Lake Tenaya, 1937

1937, printed 1996 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,500.00
38137 Masao Yamamoto (Japanese, b. 1957)

Omizuao, Pillow Book, 2008

2008 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,500.00
38045 George Dureau (American, 1930-2014)

Troy Brown, 1982

1982 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,375.00
38011 Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006)

Draped Torso with Hands

, printed later USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,125.00
38088 Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910-1990)

A Group of Five Photographs of the American South (5 works), 1939-1940

1939-1940 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,000.00
38138 Masao Yamamoto (Japanese, b. 1957)

A Box of Ku #159

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,000.00
38021 Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006)

Triangles, 1946

1946, printed later USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,750.00
38105 Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)

Sunday Night, 40th Street, New York, 1925

1925, printed 1981-1982 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,625.00
38015 Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006)

In the Box-Vertical, 1962

1962, printed later USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 1,562.50
38063 Dorothea Lange (American, 1895-1965)

Well and Old Plantation Smokehouse, Chesnee, South Carolina; Southern California Desert, Mirant from Chickasaw, Oklahoma; and, Sharecropper Boy Chesnee, South Carolina (3 works), 1937

1937, printed 1970s USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,375.00
38123 Various Artists (20th Century)

A Group of Approximately Thirty-Eight Press Photographs of Aviator, Howard Hughes (38 works), 1930s-1940s

1930s-1940s USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,375.00
38134 Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910-1990)

Spring, Typical Split Rail Fence, 1938

1938 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,312.50
38012 Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006)

Joan Folding, 1962

1962, printed later USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
38019 Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006)

Sand Dune, 1967

1967, printed later USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
38103 Seton Smith (American, b. 1955)

Butterfly Boy (triptych), 1993

1993 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,250.00
38106 Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)

The Maypole (Empire State Building), New York, 1932

1932, printed 1981-1982 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,250.00
38025 Robert Byers (American, b. 1918)

Spotted Lake Near Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada, 1982

1982 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,125.00
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  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
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