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Bonhams: Elliot Erwitt: A Life in Photographs - Online 9/3

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Auction Name Elliot Erwitt: A Life in Photographs - Online 9/3 Total Sales (USD) 248,384.00
Auction Date September 13, 2024 - September 13, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 184,200.00
Sale Number #30505 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 279,300.00
Total Lots 85
Sold Lots 66 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 232,200.00
% of Lots Sold 77.65% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 353,300.00
Unsold Lots 19 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 70.30%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
81 Elliott Erwitt

Paris (Umbrella Jump)

1989 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 30,720.00
24 Elliott Erwitt

New York City (Empire State Building)

1955 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 11,520.00
62 Elliott Erwitt

New York City (Felix, Gladys and Rover)

1974 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 11,520.00
59 Elliott Erwitt

New York City (Muhammad Ali + Joe Frazier bout)

1971 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,880.00
1 Elliott Erwitt

Provence

1955 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 10,240.00
40 Elliott Erwitt

New York City (Marilyn Monroe)

1956 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,600.00
27 Elliott Erwitt

California (Kiss)

1955 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,960.00
37 Elliott Erwitt

Arlington, Virginia (Jacqueline Kennedy)

1963 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,320.00
11 Elliott Erwitt

North Carolina, USA (Water Fountains)

1950 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 7,040.00
17 Elliott Erwitt

Las Vegas, Nevada (Slot Machine)

1954 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,888.00
20 Elliott Erwitt

Colorado, USA (Broken Window)

1955 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,888.00
48 Elliott Erwitt

Bratsk, Siberia

1967 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 5,888.00
6 Elliott Erwitt

Valencia, Spain (Robert and Mary Frank)

1952 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,632.00
35 Elliott Erwitt

Moscow (Khrushchev/Nixon)

1959 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,864.00
67 Elliott Erwitt

Paris, France (Dog Jumping)

1989 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 4,864.00
58 Elliott Erwitt

New York City (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

1977 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,096.00
5 Elliott Erwitt

New York City (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

1949 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,840.00
21 Elliott Erwitt

New York City (Third Avenue El)

1955 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,840.00
68 Elliott Erwitt

New York City (Bulldogs)

2000 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,840.00
10 Elliott Erwitt

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Boy with Toy Gun)

1950 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,328.00
52 Elliott Erwitt

Ballycotton, Ireland

1968 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,072.00
61 Elliott Erwitt

New York City (World Trade Center)

1979 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,072.00
78 Elliott Erwitt

New York City (Central Park Triptych)

1990 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,072.00
30 Elliott Erwitt

Ireland (Dun Laoghaire)

1962 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,816.00
72 Elliott Erwitt

East Hampton (Dog on Beach)

1998 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,816.00
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