– Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, NYC, 1962 / gelatin silver print $100,000-150,000 $229,000£112,255€161,268 U.S. Private
355 Robert Mapplethorpe – Calla Lily, 1988 / platinum print $80,000-120,000 $217,000£106,373€152,817 U.S. Private
383 Robert Mapplethorpe – Patti Smith, 1987 / unique platinum print on canvas $120,000-180,000 $145,000£71,078€102,113 U.S. Private
287 Richard Avedon - Fashion $150,000-250,000 $121,000£59,314€85,211 European Private
349 Edward S. Curtis – The Three Chiefs, Blackfoot, Montana, 1900 / platinum print $40,000-60,000 $115,000£56,373€80,986 U.S. Private
Philippe Garner, International Head, Christie’s Photographs, says: “A high total and strong individual results reflect the ongoing strength of a market keenly interested in photography as a key component of the art of last 150 years. Excellent prices were achieved for 19th and 20th century photographs, with lively competition for works as diverse as Steichen’s Secessionist portrait of Rodin, Penn’s famous image of Cuzco children and Arbus’ touching portrait of a Jewish giant. The total for our week of sales in New York totaled $9.78 million and we now look forward to our London sale to take place on November 13.”
