Christies: Photographs - online 3/21
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs - online 3/21 | Total Sales (USD) | 2,774,394.00 |
| Auction Date | April 03, 2024 - April 03, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,592,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #22901 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,352,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 164 | ||
| Sold Lots | 119 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,571,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 72.56% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,781,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 45 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 73.37% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | IRVING PENN (1917--2009) | The Hand of Miles Davis, New York, July 1, 1986 |
1986 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 302,400.00 |
| 91 | PETER HUJAR (1934--1987) | Self-Portrait (with string around his neck), 1980 |
1980 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 252,000.00 |
| 120 | BERND AND HILLA BECHER (1931--2007 and 1934--2015) | Nine Framework Houses, Siegen Area Germany, 1989 |
1989 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 151,200.00 |
| 87 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946--1989) | Calla Lily, 1987 |
1987 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 100,800.00 |
| 13 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984) | Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley; Sixteen Original Prints by Ansel Adams |
USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 81,900.00 | |
| 101 | ANA MENDIETA (1948--1985) | Untitled (from Silueta series)1978 |
1978 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 81,900.00 |
| 14 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984) | Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, 1944 |
1944, printed 1973-1977 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 63,000.00 |
| 20 | EDWARD WESTON (1886--1958) | Dunes, Oceano, 1936 |
1936, printed c. 1940 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 63,000.00 |
| 68 | JOSEF KOUDELKA (B. 1938) | Czechoslovakia, Prague, from Exiles, August 1968 |
1968, printed later | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 56,700.00 |
| 89 | IRVING PENN (1917--2009) | Miles Davis, New York, July 1, 1986 |
1986, printed 1986 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 56,700.00 |
| 96 | WILLIAM EGGLESTON (B. 1939) | Untitled, Sumner, Mississippi, Cassidy Bayou in Background, 1971 |
1971, printed 1999 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 52,920.00 |
| 1 | ANDREW JOSEPH RUSSELL (1829--1902) | Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Point, Utah May 10,1869 |
1869 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 47,880.00 |
| 70 | LEE FRIEDLANDER (B. 1934) | New York City, 1966 |
1966 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 47,880.00 |
| 69 | RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925--1972) | Romance (N). Of Ambrose Bierce #3, 1962 |
1962 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 44,100.00 |
| 16 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984) | Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California, 1944 |
1944, printed 1973-1976 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 37,800.00 |
| 141 | RICHARD MISRACH (B. 1949) | Untitled (#6986), 2010 |
2010 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 37,800.00 |
| 138 | HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (B. 1948) | Metropolitan Orpheum, Los Angeles, 1993 |
1993 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 32,760.00 |
| 86 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946--1989) | Rose, 1982 |
1982 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 |
| 139 | HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (B. 1948) | Al. Ringling, Baraboo, 1996 |
1996 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 |
| 168 | ANNIE LEIBOVITZ (B. 1949) | Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, London, 2007 |
2007 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 |
| 33 | HENRI CARTIER--BRESSON (1908--2004) | Behind the Gare St. Lazare, Paris 1932 |
1932, printed later | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 102 | NAN GOLDIN (B. 1953) | Nan after being battered, 1984 |
1984 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 137 | HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (B. 1948) | Stanley, New Jersey, 1978 |
1978 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 81 | WILLIAM EGGLESTON (B. 1939) | Outskirts of Morton, Mississippi, Halloween, 1971 |
1971 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 25,200.00 |
| 108 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946--1989) | Andy Warhol, 1986 |
1986 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 25,200.00 |
