Christies: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 4,776,125.00 |
| Auction Date | October 06, 2021 - October 06, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,640,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #19673 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,849,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 154 | ||
| Sold Lots | 107 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,338,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 69.48% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 4,886,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 47 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 97.74% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUSTIN AVERSANO (B. 1992) | Twin Flames #83. Bahareh & Farzaneh, accompanied by Twin Flames Full Physical Collection, 2017-2018 |
2017-2018 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 1,110,000.00 |
| 8 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984) | Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941 |
1941, printed late 1960s | USD 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 | USD 930,000.00 |
| 2 | DIANE ARBUS (1923–1971) | Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C., 1962 |
1962 | USD 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 | USD 625,000.00 |
| 18 | ROBERT FRANK (1924–2019) | Charleston, South Carolina, 1955 |
1955, printed c. 1977 | USD 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 150,000.00 |
| 50 | LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY–NAGY (1895–1946) | Untitled Photogram, 1939 |
1939 | USD 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 137,500.00 |
| 17 | ROBERT FRANK (1924–2019) | U.S. 90, En Route to Del Rio, Texas, 1955 |
1955, printed 1977 | USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 125,000.00 |
| 16 | ROBERT FRANK (1924–2019) | Parade – Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955 |
1955, printed c. 1977 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 118,750.00 |
| 4 | RICHARD AVEDON (1923–2004) | Rudolf Nureyev, Paris, France, July 25, 1961 |
1961, printed 1999 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 81,250.00 |
| 44 | CONSTANTIN BRÂNCUSI (1876–1957) | Vue de l'atelier, c. 1924-1925 |
c.1924-1925 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 72 | ADAM FUSS (B. 1961) | Untitled, 1988 |
1988 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 60,000.00 |
| 133 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946–1989) | Tulips, 1987 |
1987 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 60,000.00 |
| 19 | ROBERT FRANK (1924–2019) | Rodeo – New York City, 1954 |
1954, printed c. 1977 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 55,000.00 |
| 102 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984) | Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941 |
1941, printed 1973-1977 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 116 | IRVING PENN (1917–2009) | Guedras in the Wind, Morocco, 1971 |
1971, printed July 1978 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 134 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946–1989) | Self-Portrait, 1972 |
1972 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 43,750.00 |
| 80 | VIK MUNIZ (B. 1961) | After Mark Rothko (Pictures of Color), 2001 |
2001 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 95 | HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (B. 1948) | Lightning Fields 226, 2009 |
2009 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 115 | IRVING PENN (1917–2009) | Orchid, Rhyncholaelia Digbyana, New York, 1969 |
1969, printed 1990 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 106 | HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004) | Rue Mouffetard, Paris, 1954 |
1954, printed later | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 125 | PETER BEARD (1938–2020) | Serval Cat at Bill Woodley's Tsavo West, for ‘The End of the Game,’ 1972 |
1972, printed later | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 130 | ANDY WARHOL (1928–1987) | New York City Street Scene, 1976-1986 |
1976-1986 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 7 | IRVING PENN (1917–2009) | Iceland Poppy/Papaver nudicaule, New York, 2006 |
2006 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 107 | ALFRED EISENSTAEDT (1898–1995) | Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris, 1963 |
1963, printed 1991 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 144 | IRVING PENN (1917–2009) | Construction Leftovers, 1980 |
1980, printed 1980 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 23,750.00 |
| 70 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946–1989) | Thomas, 1987 |
1987 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
