Sotheby’s fall sales of Photographs Today and yesterday evening, Sotheby’s fall sales of Photographs in New York totaled $12,709,389, exceeding expectations (est. $8.1/12.1 million).
News-Antique.com - Oct 23,2007 - Today and yesterday evening, Sotheby’s fall sales of Photographs in New York totaled $12,709,389, exceeding expectations (est. $8.1/12.1 million). The two-day series of sales was highlighted by Edward Weston’s seminal Nautilus, an early state of the image on matte-surface paper, from the collection of Alexandra R. Marshall, which commanded $1,105,000, a record for the artist at auction and one of the few photographs to break the $1 million mark (est. $600/900,000). This was the top lot of the various-owners sale of Photographs, comprising the strongest group of photographs from various-owners to be presented at auction in recent years, which brought $10,950,038, a record total at Sotheby’s (est. $6.7/9.9 million). The single-owner sale of Photographs from the Collection of Nancy Richardson achieved $1,759,351 (est. $1.4/2.1 million). Records were also set for Imogen Cunningham, Frederick Sommer, Aaron Siskind, Louis Faurer, Peter Beard and Herb Ritts, among others.
The post-sale press release and top tens are attached. Should you have any questions, please let me know.
Sale Results
New York
Sale N08399 Photographs from The Collection of Nancy Richardson
16 OCT 07
Grand Total (Including Buyer's Premium):
$1,759,351 (£862,427)
Exch Rate:
0.49
Sold by Lot:
87.5%
Lots Offered:
72
S
old by Value:
95.7%
Lots Sold/Unsold:
63 / 9
Lot
Price (USD)
Estimate (USD)
Buyer
63
$181,000 (£88,725)
$250,000 - 350,000
Private
Herbert Bayer, Metamorphosis
71
$169,000 (£82,843)
$150,000 - 250,000
Anonymous
Pierre Dubreuil, Le Premier Round
70
$85,000 (£41,667)
$40,000 - 60,000
Private
Frederick Sommer, Livia
**RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION**
46
$73,000 (£35,784)
$20,000 - 30,000
Private
Aaron Siskind, Ironwork, New York City (Single Vertical Bar)
**RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION**
92
$67,000 (£32,843)
$25,000 - 35,000
Private
Eugène Atget, Escalier -- Hotel du Marquis de Lagrange - 4er 6 Rue de Braque
53
$61,000 (£29,902)
$20,000 - 30,000
Michael Shapiro Photographs,
San Francisco
Aaron Siskind, Kentucky 15 (Paint on Blistered Paint)
68
$58,600 (£28,725)
$25,000 - 35,000
Private
Adam Fuss, Untitled (Water Drops)
74
$56,200 (£27,549)
$20,000 - 30,000
Private
Frederick Sommer, Arizona Landscape
55
$49,000 (£24,020)
$20,000 - 30,000
Trade
Aaron Siskind, Harlan, Kentucky 4 (Letter Composition)
77
$49,000 (£24,020)
$15,000 - 25,000
Trade
Frederick Sommer, Smoke on Glass
85
$49,000 (£24,020)
$25,000 - 35,000
Anonymous
Josef Sudek, Pear on a Crooked Plate
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