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Sothebys: 50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs
Auction Reports
Auction Name | 50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs | Total Sales (GBP) | 493,920.00 |
Auction Date | April 22, 2021 - April 22, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 262,000.00 |
Sale Number | #L21782 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 394,000.00 |
Total Lots | 25 | ||
Sold Lots | 14 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 777,000.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 56.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,154,000.00 |
Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 42.80% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Chris Levine | 'Lightness of Being', 2008 |
2008, printed 2020 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 119,700.00 |
41 | Peter Lindbergh | The Wild Ones: Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, Helena Christensen, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Karen Mulder & Stephanie Seymour', Brooklyn, for American Vogue, May 1991 |
1991, printed later. | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 69,300.00 |
39 | Guy Bourdin | Mousehole', Charles Jourdan, Autumn 1979 |
1979, printed later, | GBP 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 37,800.00 |
49 | Désirée Dolron | 'Xteriors V', 2001-2010 |
2001-2010 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 37,800.00 |
34 | Malick Sidibé | 'Les Amis des Espagnols', 1968 |
1968, printed 2013. | GBP 26,000.00 - 36,000.00 | GBP 35,280.00 |
32 | Horst P. Horst | 'Mainbocher Corset', Paris, 1939 |
1939, printed later. | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 27,720.00 |
37 | Masahisa Fukase | 'Nayoro', 1977 |
1977, printed ca. 1985. | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 27,720.00 |
50 | Zanele Muholi | 'Babaza I', Philadelphia, (from the series 'Somnyama Ngonyama'), 2019 |
2019 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 23,940.00 |
33 | Richard Avedon | 'Sunny Harnett', Evening dress by Grès, Casino, Le Touquet, August 1954 |
printed 1978. | GBP 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 22,680.00 |
44 | Gregory Crewdson | 'Untitled (Esther Terrace)', (from the series Beneath the Roses), 2006 |
2006 | GBP 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 22,680.00 |
35 | Peter Beard | 'Cheetah Cubs', Mweiga Nr.Nyeri, Kenya, 1968 |
1968, printed later. | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 21,420.00 |
40 | Martin Parr | The Last Resort, 1983-86 |
1983-86, printed 2002. | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 21,420.00 |
42 | Sarah Moon | 'Fashion 10 (N.Y. Times)', 1998 |
1998, printed later. | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 16,380.00 |
43 | Wolfgang Tillmans | 'Still Life, Bourne Estate', 2002 |
2002 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |