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CHRISTIE'S SALES OF PHOTOGRAPHS
11 April 2008
Category : MARKET
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Photographs:From the Collection of Gert Elfering New York Thursday, April 10,2008 Sale no: 2113 Top Ten [All sold prices include buyer's premium] | Sold: | $4,273,200 | £2,147,336 | 2,687,547 | | Lots Sold: 114 | Lots Offered: 135 | Sold by Lot: 84% | Sold by $: 92% | | Exchange Rate: £ = $ 1.99 / = $ 1.5 | | Lot | Description | Estimate ($) | Purchase Price | Buyer | | 120 | HELMUT NEWTON, Sie Kommen (Naked and Dressed), Paris, 1981, 2 gelatin silver prints | 140,000-180,000 | $241,000 £121,105
151,572 | US Private | | 91 | IRVING PENN, Mouth for L'Orιal, New York, 1986, dye-transfer print | 50,000-70,000 | $205,000 £103,015
128,931 | Asian Private | | 125 | IRVING PENN, Gisele, New York, April 1 1999 gelatin silver print | 30,000-40,000 | $193,000 £96,985
121,384 | Anonymous | | 33 | RICHARD AVEDON, Brigitte Bardot, 1959 gelatin silver print | 80,000-120,000 | $181,000 £90,955
113,836 | European Private | | 101 | HELMUT NEWTON, Saddle I, Paris (at the Hotel Lancaster), 1976, gelatin silver print | 50,000-70,000 | $157,000 £78,894
98,742 | European Private | | 96 | IRVING PENN, Picasso (B), Cannes, 1957 platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted on aluminum | 60,000-80,000 | $133,000 £66,834
83,647 | European trade | | 83 | HORST P. HORST, Mainbocher Corset, Paris, 1939 platinum on silk | 30,000-50,000 | $133,000 £66,834
83,647 | Anonymous | | 3 | RICHARD AVEDON, Lauren Hutton, Great Exuma, the Bahamas, October 1968, gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on linen, printed 1980 | 50,000-70,000 | $127,000 £63,819
79,874 | US Private | | 15 | HELMUT NEWTON, Tied-up Torso, Ramatuelle, 1980, gelatin silver print | 60,000-80,000 | $109,000 £54,774
68,553 | European Private | | 80 | IRVING PENN, Frozen Foods, New York, 1977 dye-transfer print | 50,000-70,000 | $103,000 £51,759
64,780 | European Private | | Philippe Garner, Specialist in charge of the sale, comments: "We are delighted at the international breadth of interest and bidding this evening. The result confirmed the enormous enthusiasm of so many collectors for exemplary works reflecting high style, fashion and sophistication of the last 50 years. The great masters Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, and Richard Avedon dominated the sale." Fine Photobooks From an Important Private Collection New York Thursday, April 10,2008 Sale no: 2110 Top Ten [All sold prices include buyer's premium] | Sold: | $2,602,450 | £1,307,764 | 1,636,761 | | Lots Sold: 183 | Lots Offered: 199 | Sold by Lot: 92% | Sold by $: 96% | | Exchange Rate: £ = $1.99 / = $1.59 | | Lot | Description | Estimate ($) | Purchase Price | Buyer | | 37 | Jindrich Styrsky, Emilie prichazi ka mne ve snu, (Emily Comes to Me in a Dream), 1933 | 60,000-90,000 | $193,000 £96,985
121,384 | Anonymous | | 109 | Ed Ruscha, A complete set of artist's books, 1963-1978 | 60,000-90,000 | $121,000 £60,804
76,101 | Anonymous | | 77 | Hans Bellmer, Les jeux de la poupιe (The Games of the Doll), 1949 | 60,000-80,000 | $115,000 £57,789
72,327 | Anonymous | | Sven Becker, Specialist in charge of the sale, comments: "Our inaugural auction in New York in the hotly-collected field of Photobooks saw highly competitive bidding from determined American and international buyers in a busy room and on numerous phones. The enthusiastic support of Photographs collectors and the strong results reflect a deepening appreciation of Photobooks as not only reference, but as significant works of art in their own right. The superb presentation of this remarkable collection, and the record prices achieved for a number of artists have consolidated Christie's position as the preferred forum for quality Photobooks." |
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