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| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 604,672.00 |
| Auction Date | October 10, 2024 - October 10, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 445,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #29511 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 650,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 119 | ||
| Sold Lots | 63 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 758,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 52.94% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,128,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 56 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 53.61% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ansel Adams | Portfolio Three (Yosemite Valley) |
1960 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 64,000.00 |
| 32 | William Eggleston | Untitled (Near Glendora, Mississippi) |
c. 1970, printed 2012 | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 46,080.00 |
| 3 | Ansel Adams | Aspens, Northern New Mexico |
1958, probably printed 1973-1977 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,840.00 |
| 46 | Melvin Sokolsky | 'After Delvaux, Paris' |
1963 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 35,840.00 |
| 63 | Tina Barney | The Reception (from 'Theater of Manners') |
1985, printed 2024 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 33,280.00 |
| 22 | LaToya Ruby Frazier | Mom and Me (from 'The Notion of Family') |
2005 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 58 | Terry O'Neill | Brigitte Bardot, Spain |
1971, printed later | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 75 | Edward Burtynsky | Greenhouses, Almira Peninsula, Spain (from 'Water') |
2010 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 50 | Adolph de Meyer | Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney |
c. 1916 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 20,480.00 |
| 11 | Edward S. Curtis | Canyon de Chelly |
1904, likely printed before 1918 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 16,640.00 |
| 109 | Nan Goldin | 'Kim + Mark in my red car, Newton. MA.' |
1978 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 93 | Ruth Bernhard | 'Crossover' |
1969, printed later | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 12,160.00 |
| 23 | Diane Arbus | The Albino Sword Swallower and Her Sister, MD. |
1970 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 11,520.00 |
| 44 | Adam Fuss | Untitled (Baby) |
1999 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 11,520.00 |
| 16 | Adam Fuss | Untitled (Blue Snake) |
1998 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 40 | Irving Penn | 'Miss Fish, New York, Jan. 9, 2006' |
2006 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 10 | Edward S. Curtis | The Vanishing Race, Navajo |
1904 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 108 | Elliott Erwitt | California (Kiss) |
1955 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 6 | Ansel Adams | Monolith: The Face of Half Dome (Parmelian Print) |
1927 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 |
| 38 | Hendrik Kerstens | Red Rabbit II |
2009 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 74 | Elger Esser | Kerfissien, Frankreich |
2003 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 1 | Ansel Adams | Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California |
1960, probably printed in the early 1960s | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 2 | Ansel Adams | 'Pine Cone and Eucalyptus Leaves' |
1932, probably printed between 1932 and 1960 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 45 | David LaChapelle | Birth of Venus (Hana, Hawaii) |
2009 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 25 | Diane Arbus | Untitled (3) |
1970-71 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
