Heritage Auctions: Photographs Signature Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs Signature Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 1,516,037.50 |
| Auction Date | October 01, 2024 - October 01, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,027,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #8178 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,583,800.00 |
| Total Lots | 377 | ||
| Sold Lots | 297 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,292,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 78.78% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,991,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 80 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 76.11% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73008 | Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) | The Grand Teton and The Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942 |
1942 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 162,500.00 |
| 73012 | Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989) | Irises, 1986 |
1986 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 112,500.00 |
| 73014 | Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989) | Calla Lily, 1986 |
1986 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 73191 | Yousuf Karsh (Canadian, 1908-2002) | Fifteen Portraits, 1941-1972 Oversized |
1941-1972 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 42,500.00 |
| 73268 | W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918-1978) | Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath, 1971 |
1971 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 42,500.00 |
| 73006 | Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) | Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941 |
1941 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 73004 | Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) | Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite Valley, California, 1940 |
1940 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 73070 | Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, 1898-1995) | Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris, 1963 |
1963 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 73246 | Man Ray (American, 1890-1976) | Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924 Pink |
1924 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 73203 | Francesca Woodman (American, 1958-1981) | Untitled (Providence, Rhode Island), circa 1975 |
circa 1975 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 73199 | Diane Arbus (American, 1923-1971) | Blaze Starr in her Living Room, Baltimore, Maryland, 1964 |
1964 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 73222 | Tina Modotti (Italian, 1896-1942) | Louis Bunin Puppets from Eugene O'Neil's "The Hairy Ape" (5 works), 1929 |
1929 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
| 73206 | Francesca Woodman (American, 1958-1981) | Untitled (Providence, Rhode Island), 1976 |
1976 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 19,375.00 |
| 73261 | Tibet House The Year of Tibet Portfolios I & II, 1990 24 |
1990 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 | |
| 73002 | Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) | Oak Tree, Sunset City, California, 1962 |
1962 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 73078 | Andre Kertesz (Hungarian, 1894-1985) | Volume II (complete with 10 works), 1930-1972 |
1930-1972 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 73233 | Sebastiao Salgado (Brazilian, b. 1944) | Cast of Thousands, Serra Pelada, in the Gold Mine of Para, Brazil, 1986 |
1986 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 73339 | Andreas Gursky (German, 1955) | Uni Bochum, 1988 |
1988 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 15,625.00 |
| 73364 | Shirin Neshat (American, b. 1957) | Untitled (from Rapture Series), 1999 |
1999 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 73011 | Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989) | Tampa Orchids, 1985 |
1985 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 12,187.50 |
| 73019 | Sebastiao Salgado (Brazilian, b. 1944) | Argentina, 2004 |
2004 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 73314 | Joel-Peter Witkin (American, b. 1939) | Humor and Fear, New Mexico, 1999 |
1999 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 73017 | W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918-1978) | The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946 |
1946 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 73377 | Andreas Gursky (German, b. 1955) | Untitled XVII, 2014 |
2014 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 73065 | Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985) | The Cardplayers (6 works)(polyptych), 1947 |
1947 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
![<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.")
![<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.")
