Sothebys: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 3,126,750.00 |
| Auction Date | April 10, 2018 - April 10, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,999,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #n09836 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,044,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 163 | ||
| Sold Lots | 110 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,887,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 67.48% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 4,389,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 53 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 71.23% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214 | William Henry Fox Talbot | 'THE PENCIL OF NATURE' |
circa 1846 | USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 275,000.00 |
| 125 | Robert Frank | NEW ORLEANS (TROLLEY) |
1955, probably printed in the 1970s | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 200,000.00 |
| 133 | Man Ray | MINOTAUR |
1933, 1936 | USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 175,000.00 |
| 224 | Robert Frank | PERU |
1948 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 162,500.00 |
| 210 | Alfred Stieglitz | EQUIVALENT 227 |
likely 1927 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 150,000.00 |
| 126 | Robert Frank | 'HOBOKEN' (PARADE, NEW JERSEY) |
1955, probably printed in the 1970s | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 112,500.00 |
| 257 | David Yarrow | THE WOLF OF MAIN STREET |
2015 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 100,000.00 |
| 113 | William Eggleston | UNTITLED (NEAR MINTER CITY AND GLENDORA, MISSISSIPPI) |
1970, printed in 1999 | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 120 | William Eggleston | UNTITLED (SUMNER, MISSISSIPPI, CASSIDY BAYOU IN THE BACKGROUND) |
1971, printed in 1999 | USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 117 | Robert Frank | JAY N. Y. (FOURTH OF JULY) |
1954, probably printed in the 1970s | USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
| 132 | E. J. Bellocq | STORYVILLE PROSTITUTE, NEW ORLEANS |
circa 1912, printed no later than 1949 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 190 | Ansel Adams | 'WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE VALLEY' (CLEARING WINTER STORM) |
circa 1937, probably printed between 1962 and 1963 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 169 | Candida Höfer | ÖSTERREICHISCHE NATIONALBIBLIOTHEK WIEN VIII |
2003 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 184 | Ansel Adams | 'PARMELIAN PRINTS OF THE HIGH SIERRAS' |
1927 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 236 | Weegee (Arthur Fellig) | WEEGEE PORTFOLIO (PORTFOLIO OF 45 PHOTOGRAPHS) |
1982 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 246 | Ormond Gigli | 'NEW YORK CITY' (GIRLS IN THE WINDOWS) |
1960, printed later | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 164 | David Hockney | 'GREGORY READING IN KYOTO' |
1983 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 43,750.00 |
| 185 | Ansel Adams | 'CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA' |
circa 1937, printed in 1974 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 43,750.00 |
| 101 | David Wojnarowicz | 'RIMBAUD IN NEW YORK' (IN DINER) |
1978, printed in 1990x | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 42,500.00 |
| 218 | Pierre Dubreuil | 'LA CLOCHE À FROMAGE' |
circa 1929 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 255 | Irving Penn | 'BLACK RHINO' |
1986 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 260 | Irving Penn | 'COLLAPSE' |
1980, printed in 1981 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 103 | Francesca Woodman | UNTITLED, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (SELF-PORTRAIT, NUDE LYING ON SIDEWALK) |
1976-77x | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 110 | Stephen Shore | 'BAY THEATER, 2ND ST., ASHLAND, WISC.' |
1973 x | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 122 | Lee Friedlander | 'FLORIDA' |
1963, printed in the 1960s | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
