Sothebys: Contemporary Photographs - bidstart 9/28
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Contemporary Photographs - bidstart 9/28 | Total Sales (USD) | 833,868.00 |
| Auction Date | October 05, 2021 - October 05, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 656,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #N10765 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 971,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 83 | ||
| Sold Lots | 56 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 875,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 67.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,298,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 27 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 64.24% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bernd and Hilla Becher | Water Towers |
1963-80 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 119,700.00 |
| 16 | Cindy Sherman | Untitled #116 |
1982 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 88,200.00 |
| 5 | Wolfgang Tillmans | downpour |
2002 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 56,700.00 |
| 3 | Wolfgang Tillmans | 'Mental Picture #67' |
2001 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 44,100.00 |
| 17 | Shirin Neshat | Untitled (from Rapture) |
1999 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 37,800.00 |
| 51 | Cindy Sherman | Untitled #323 |
1996 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 32,760.00 |
| 45 | Sophie Calle | 'Christmas wreaths, Saint Lucie, a nice dog, railroad stations, the Eiffel Tower, all of that is beautiful' (from The Blind) |
1986 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 |
| 38 | Nan Goldin | 'C. Z. and Max on the Beach, Truro, MA' |
1976, printed later | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 25,200.00 |
| 68 | Peter Beard | 'Cheetah Orphans in Mweiga near Nyeri' |
1968, printed in the 1990s | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 22,680.00 |
| 84 | Annie Leibovitz | Philip Johnson, Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut |
2000, printed in 2010 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 21,420.00 |
| 39 | Nan Goldin | ''Variety' Booth, N. Y. C.' |
1983, printed later | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 18,900.00 |
| 52 | Cindy Sherman | Untitled #327 |
1996 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 18,900.00 |
| 9 | Yves Klein, Harry Shunk & János Kender | Leap into the Void (5, rue Gentil-Bernard, Fontenay-aux-Roses, October 1960) (Artistic action by Yves Klein - Collaboration Harry Shunk and János Kender) |
1960, printing date unknown | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,380.00 |
| 37 | Nan Goldin | 'French Chris at the Drive-In, New Jersey' |
1979, printed later | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,380.00 |
| 69 | Robert Polidori | Industrial Canal Breach, Reynes Street |
2006 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 16,380.00 |
| 1 | Daniel Gordon | Still Life with House Plants and Pink Vase |
2014 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 15,120.00 |
| 40 | Nan Goldin | 'Trixie on the Cot, NYC' |
1979, printed later | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
| 53 | Andres Serrano | 'White Christ' |
1989 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
| 7 | Various Photographers including Zanele Muholi | Women's Mobile Museum Portfolio |
2018 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 12,600.00 |
| 79 | Chris Smith | 'Headguard' |
1971, printed later | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 12,600.00 |
| 44 | Jenny Saville and Glen Luchford | 'Closed Contact #11' |
1995-96 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,340.00 |
| 20 | Lynn Davis | Iceberg XI, Disko Bay, Greenland |
2004, printed in 2005 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 75 | Walter Niedermayr | 'Vedretta Presena I' (Polyptych) |
1996 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 6 | Catherine Opie | 'Nick' |
2003, printed in 2004 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,820.00 |
| 15 | Kota Ezawa | Untitled Film Still (Cindy Sherman 1978) (from The History of Photography Remix) |
2005 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,820.00 |
