Adams Amsterdam Auctions: NRC Auctions - The Henri van der Tol Collection and Selected Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | NRC Auctions - The Henri van der Tol Collection and Selected Photographs | Total Sales (EUR) | 108,394.73 |
| Auction Date | September 15, 2025 - September 15, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 79,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #91525b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 115,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 206 | ||
| Sold Lots | 117.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 169,750.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 56.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 242,750.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 89 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 44.65% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | Erwin Blumenfeld | Tedi Thurman, New York, c. 1945 |
c.1945 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,184.80 |
| 322 | David Armstrong | Andrew as a sailor, New Haven, 1996 |
1996 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 5,184.80 |
| 297 | Viviane Sassen | Saint Louis, from the series 'Parasomnia', 2011 |
2011 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,888.60 |
| 211 | Brassai | Salvador Dali and Gala, Villa Seurat, Paris, 1932 |
1932 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,110.88 |
| 357 | Bernhard Becher | Wasserturm, Trier-Ehrang [Water tower in Trier-Ehrang], 1982/2009 |
1982/2009 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 3,110.88 |
| 296 | Viviane Sassen | Codex, from the series 'Parasomnia', 2010 |
2010 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 2,851.64 |
| 358 | Bernhard Becher | Kuhlturm [Cooling Tower], Stahlwerk Hagen-Haspe, 1969/2002 |
1969/2002 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 2,592.40 |
| 274 | George Platt Lynes | Portrait of Marcel Khill with a drawing by Jean Cocteau, c. 1939/printed later |
c.1939/printed later | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 2,462.78 |
| 328 | David Sims | Bart nr. 14, from the series 'Isolated Heroes', 1999 |
1999 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 2,333.16 |
| 365 | Paul Blanca | Self portrait pek & veren, 1996 |
1996 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 2,203.54 |
| 309 | Paul Blanca | Back with Mickey Mouse, 1985/1986 |
1985/1986 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 1,944.30 |
| 406 | Eva Besnyo | Charley Toorop in front of 'The Three Generations', Bergen, 1950 |
1950 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,944.30 |
| 307 | Scarlett Hooft Graafland | White Pyramid, 2010/2011 |
2010/2011 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 1,814.68 |
| 273 | George Platt Lynes | Interior (Francisco Moncion), 1948/printed later |
1948/printed later | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,685.06 |
| 319 | Martin Schoeller | Valentino, 2005/2006 |
2005/2006 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,685.06 |
| 272 | George Platt Lynes | Male nude, 1941/printed later |
1941/printed later | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,555.44 |
| 333 | Mike and Doug Starn | Attracted to Light #4, 2000-2001 |
2000-2001 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,555.44 |
| 303 | Hellen Van Meene | Untitled #201 (Tokyo, Japan), 2005 |
2005 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,425.82 |
| 219 | Tina Modotti | Vatican Reliquary, Vera Effigies Sacri Vultus Domini Nostri Jesu Christi, c. 1930's |
c.1930's | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 1,296.20 |
| 229 | Alfred Eisenstaedt | Premiere at La Scala, Milan, 1933/1993 |
1933/1993 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,296.20 |
| 289 | Bill Brandt | Halifax, 1937/printed later |
1937/printed later | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,296.20 |
| 299 | Celine Van Balen | Muazez, 1998 |
1998 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 1,296.20 |
| 355 | Wolfgang Tillmans | Please leave this one (day), 2002/2003 |
2002/2003 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 1,296.20 |
| 290 | Lola Alvarez Bravo | Frida Seated on Patio with Dogs, c. 1943/1980's |
c.1943/1980's | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,231.39 |
| 251 | Edward Weston | Robinson Jeffers with Pipe, c. 1933 |
c.1933 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 1,166.58 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
