Auctions: Contemporary Art Evening and Day Sales, June 27 and 28, 2013 @Phillips London

Phillips completes the early summer Contemporary Art season in London tomorrow with a predictable selection of recent photography. Sherman, Sugimoto, Gilbert & George, and Ruff make up the top lots. Overall, there are a total of 32 lots of photography available across the two sales, with a Total High Estimate for photography of £1528000.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including £5000): 0
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): NA

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between £5000 and £25000): 16
Total Mid Estimate: £258000

Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000): 16
Total High Estimate: £1270000

The top lot by High estimate is lot 6, Cindy Sherman, Untitled #426, 2004, at £200000-300000. (Image at right, top, via Phillips.)

Here is the short list of the photographers who are represented by more than one lot in the two sales (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Cindy Sherman (3)
David LaChapelle (2)
Richard Prince (2)
Thomas Ruff (2)

Other lots of interest include lot 167, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1999, at £120000-180000 (image at right, middle), and lot 189, Richard Prince, All the Best, 2000, at £35000-45000 (image at right, bottom, both via Phillips).

The complete lot by lot catalogs can be found here (Evening) and here (Day).

Contemporary Art Evening Sale
June 27th

Contemporary Art Day Sale
June 28th

Phillips
Howick Place
London SW1P 1BB

Auctions: Contemporary Art Evening and Day Auctions, June 26 and 27, 2013 @Sotheby's London

Five stock exchange images by Andreas Gursky headline Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening and Day sales in London this week; Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kuwait, and a pair from Chicago are a run of five consecutive lots in the evening auction. With the help of their big ticket estimates, there's quite a bit of photo value on the line. Overall, there are a total of 43 photography lots available across the two sales, with a Total High Estimate of £5503000.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including £5000): 0
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): NA

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between £5000 and £25000): 22
Total Mid Estimate: £343000

Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000): 21
Total High Estimate: £5160000

The top lot by High estimate is lot 28, Andreas Gursky, Chicago Board of Trade, 1997, at £700000-900000. (Image at right, top, via Sotheby's.)

Here is a list of the photographers who are represented by more than one lot in the two sales (with the number of lots in parentheses):
Andreas Gursky (7)
Richard Prince (4)
Candida Höfer (3)
Thomas Struth (3)
Gabriel Orozco (2)
Wolfgang Tillmans (2)

Other lots of interest include lot 413, Martin Kippenberger, We don't have problems...30, 1989, at £20000-30000 (at right, middle) and lot 446, Piotr Uklański, Untitled (Foliage), 2003, at £12000-18000 (at right, bottom, both images via Sotheby's).

The complete lot by lot catalogs can be found here (Evening) and here (Day).

Contemporary Art Evening
June 26th

Contemporary Art Day
June 27th

Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond Street
London W1A 2AA

Auctions: Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening and Day Auctions, June 25 and 26, 2013 @Christie's London

As the heat descends on New York, the auction action moves to London, where Christie's starts off a pre-summer Contemporary Art run with its Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening and Day sales later this week. Photography-wise, it's a pretty thin offering, with not much to distract collectors from the warm weather. Overall, there are 22 photography lots available across the two sales, with a Total High Estimate for photography of £1068000.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including £5000): 1
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): £5000

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between £5000 and £25000): 14
Total Mid Estimate: £218000

Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000): 7
Total High Estimate: £845000

The top lot by High estimate is lot 21, Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Our prices are insane!), 1997, at £200000-300000. (Image at right, top, via Christie's.)

Here is the very short list of photographers who are represented by two or more lots in the two sales (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Barbara Kruger (3)
Hiroshi Sugimoto (2)

Other lots of interest include lot 247, Matthew Day Jackson, Me, Dead at 35, 2009, at £18000-22000 (image at right, middle) and lot 348, Edward Burtynsky, Oil Spill No. 4, Oil Skimming Boat, Near Ground Zero, Gulf of Mexico, 2010, at £12000-18000 (image at right, bottom, both via Christie's.)

The complete lot by lot catalogs can be found here (Evening) and here (Day).

Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
June 25th

Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
June 26th

Christie's
8 King Street, St. James's
London SW1Y 6QT

Auction: Photographie, June 14, 2013 @Van Ham

Van Ham wraps up the Spring season in Germany later this week in Cologne with a various owner Photographs sale with a broad base of lower priced German/European material. Overall, there are a total of 216 lots on offer in this sale, with a Total High Estimate of €566800.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including €7500): 201
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): €306800

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between €7500 and €35000): 13
Total Mid Estimate: €140000

Total High Lots (high estimate above €35000): 2
Total High Estimate: €120000

The top lot by High estimate is tied between two lots: lot 1111, Christian Boltanski, Jewish School, Große Hamburger Straße, Berlin, 1939, 1993 (image at right, middle, via Van Ham) and lot 1221, Candida Höfer, Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, 2006 (image at right, top, via Van Ham), both estimated at €50000-60000.

Here is the list of the photographers who are represented by four or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses):

August Sander (14)
Albert Renger-Patzsch (9)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (4)
Robert Bothner (4)
Henri Cartier-Bresson (4)
Götz Diergarten (4)
Klaus Herzog (4)
Peter Keetman (4)
Tata Ronkholz (4)
Paul Wolff & Alfred Tritschler (4)
WOLS (4)

Other lots of interest include lot 1228, Li Wei, Freedegree Over 25th Story, 2004, estimated at €5000-6000 (image at right, bottom, via Van Ham).

The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.

Photographie
June 14th

Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Schönhauser Straße 10 - 16
D - 50968 Köln

Auction: Photographies, May 29, 2013 @Sotheby's Paris

Sotheby's Paris has a various owner photographs sale scheduled for next week, led by two sets of works from private collections, set off in colored pages in the printed catalog. Overall, there are a total of 221 lots on offer, with a Total High Estimate of €2399800.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including €7500): 103
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): €541800

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between €7500 and €35000): 111
Total Mid Estimate: €1488000

Total High Lots (high estimate above €35000): 7
Total High Estimate: €370000

The top lot by High estimate is lot 172, Helmut Newton, Naomi, Cap D'Antibes, 1998, estimated at €80000-120000 (image at right, top, via Sotheby's.).

Here is a list of the photographers who are represented by three or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Helmut Newton (12)
Eugène Atget (8)
Herb Ritts (8)
Charles Clifford (6)
Laure Albin-Guillot (5)
Henri Cartier-Bresson (5)
Charles-Isidore Choiselat & Stanislas Ratel (5)
Horst P. Horst (4)
Man Ray (4)
Andres Serrano (4)
Albert Sands Southworth & Josiah Johnson Hawes (4)
William Eggleston (3)
Nan Goldin (3)
Hiroshi Sugimoto (3)

Other lots of interest include lot 29, Julia Margaret Cameron, Beatrice, 1870, estimated at €8000-12000 (image at right, middle, via Sotheby's) and lot 93, Hans  Bellmer, Poupee Reversible en Repos, 1936, estimated at €12000-15000 (image at right, bottom, via Sotheby's)

The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.

Photographies
May 29th

Sotheby's
76, Rue Du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris

Auction: Photographie, May 29, 2013 @Villa Grisebach

Villa Grisebach has its Spring various owner photographs sale in Berlin next week, with a diverse selection of lower priced vintage and contemporary material on offer, led by a dozen prints by Aenne Biermann. Overall, there are a total of 161 lots available, with a Total High Estimate of €654400.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including €7500): 141
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): €416400

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between €7500 and €35000): 20
Total Mid Estimate: €238000

Total High Lots (high estimate above €35000): 0
Total High Estimate: NA

The top lot by High estimate is lot 2086, Martin Munkacsi, Brasilien erstickt im Kaffee, 1932, estimated at €15000-20000 (image at right, top, via Villa Grisebach).

Here is the complete list of photographers with three or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Aenne Biermann (12)
Peter Lindbergh (6 )
Albert Renger-Patzsch (6)
Thomas Struth (5)
Berenice Abbott (3)
Ilse Bing (3)
Andreas Feininger (3)
Jacques-Henri Lartigue (3)
Saul Leiter (3)
Herbert Matter (3)
Tom Wood (3)

Other lots of interest include lot 2030, Erwin Blumenfeld, Solarized nude, 1943, estimated at €10000-12000 (image at right, middle, via Villa Grisebach) and lot 2143, Ulrike Rosenbach, Art is a criminal action II, 1969/2008, estimated at €10000-15000 (image at right, bottom, via Villa Grisebach).

The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.

Photographie
May 269th

Villa Grisebach Auktionen
Fasanenstraße 25
D-10719 Berlin

Auctions: Photography and Contemporary Art, May 24, 2013 @Lempertz

Kunsthaus Lempertz has both a various owner Photography sale and a Contemporary Art sale this Friday in Cologne. The photo auction is headlined by a series of mushroom cloud images from the atomic bomb tests in the Bikini Islands in 1946, but together the two sales cover a wide range of styles and periods. Overall, there are a total of 227 lots of photography on offer, with a Total High Estimate of €556200.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including €7500): 214
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): €389200

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between €7500 and €35000): 13
Total Mid Estimate: €167000

Total High Lots (high estimate above €35000): 0
Total High Estimate: NA

The top lot by High estimate is tied between two lots: lot 22, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Portrait Ellen Frank, 1929, and lot 560, Thomas Ruff, Ohne Titel (B. Junger), 1985 (image at right, top, via Lempertz), both estimated at €20000-25000.

Here's the list of photographers who are represented by three or more lots in the sales (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Joint Army Task Force One (12)
Thomas Struth (5)
Max Baur (4)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (4)
Gisele Freund (4)
Jörg Sasse (4)
Jan Saudek (4)
Ilse Bing (3)
Henri Cartier-Bresson (3)
William Klein (3)
Heinrich Kühn (3)
David LaChapelle (3)
Joel Meyerowitz (3)
Thomas Ruff (3)
Toni Schneiders (3)
Wolfgang Tillmans (3)
Weegee (3)

Other works of interest include lot 110, Jaroslav Rössler, Reflexionswinkel, 1960, estimated at €1500-2000 (image at right, middle, via Lempertz) and lot 196, Jörg Sasse, S-89-07-01. Giessen, 1989, estimated at €1200 (image at right, bottom, via Lempertz).

The complete lot by lot online catalogs can be found here (Photography) and here (Contemporary Art).

Photography
May 24th

Contemporary Art
May 24th

Kunsthaus Lempertz
Neumarkt 3
D-50667 Köln

Auction: Photographs from the Teutloff Collection, May 24, 2013 @Lempertz

In addition to its usual various owner sale, Kunsthaus Lempertz has a single owner photography sale later this week in Cologne drawn from the collection of Dr. H.C. Lutz Teutloff. It's a challenging, risk taking collection, the works connected by the common theme of the human body. The catalog is loosely divided into sections including nudes, tattooed bodies, religion, and various other portraits and collections of bodies, many closer to experimental than classic. Overall, there are a total of 99 lots of photography on offer, with a Total High Estimate of €436500.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including €7500): 82
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): €232500

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between €7500 and €35000): 17
Total Mid Estimate: €204000

Total High Lots (high estimate above €35000): 0
Total High Estimate: NA

The top lot by High estimate is lot 313, Hendrik Kerstens, Bag, 2007, estimated at €15000-20000 (image at right, top, via Lempertz).

Here's the list of photographers who are represented by two or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Robert Doisneau (3)
Jürgen Klauke (3)
Dieter Appelt (2)
Roger Ballen (2)
Christian Boltanski (2)
Lucien Clergue (2)
Nan Goldin (2)
Bill Henson (2)
Eikoh Hosoe (2)
Yousuf Karsh (2)
Robert Lebeck (2)
Stefan Moses (2)
Mario Cravo Neto (2)
Eva Schlegel (2)
Valie Export (2)

Other works of interest include lot 343, Jürgen Klauke, Toter Photograph, 1988, estimated at €14000-18000 (image at right, bottom, via Lempertz) and lot 366, Roger Ballen, Puppy Between Feet, 1999, estimated at €2000-3000 (image at right, middle, via Lempertz).

The complete lot by lot online catalog can be found here.

Photographs from the Teutloff Collection
May 24th

Kunsthaus Lempertz
Neumarkt 3
D-50667 Köln

Auctions: Contemporary Art Evening and Day Sales, May 16 and 17, 2013 @Phillips New York

Phillips' finishes up the Spring Contemporary Art season  in New York with its Evening and Day sales next Thursday and Friday. Gursky, Prince, and Gilbert & George account for the top photographic lots, with a few fresher names at lower prices. All in, there are a total of 34 photographs available across the two sales, with a Total High Estimate for photography of $3980000.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000): 0
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): $0

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000): 19
Total Mid Estimate: $480000

Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000): 15
Total High Estimate: $3500000

The top lot by High estimate is lot 7, Andreas Gursky, Rhein, 1996, estimated at $1000000-1500000 (image at right, top, via Phillips).

Here's the very short list of photographers represented by three or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses)

Andreas Gursky (4)
Vik Muniz (3)

Other works of interest include lot 215, Sterling Ruby, Spectrum Series: Trunk, 2003, estimated at $20000-30000 (image at right middle, via Phillips), and lot 226, Elad Lassry, Wall, 2008, estimated at $8000-12000 (image at right, bottom, via Phillips).

The complete lot by lot catalogs can be found here (Evening) and here (Day).

Contemporary Art Evening
May 16th

Contemporary Art Day
May 17th

Phillips
450 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Auctions: Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening, Morning, and Afternoon Sales, May 15 and 16, 2013 @Christie's New York

Christie's bats second in the Spring Contemporary Art season, with a series of three sales next week. Gursky, Sherman, Prince, Wall, and Baldessari hold the top slots. Overall, there are a total of 57 lots of photography available in the three sales, with a Total High Estimate for photography of $7340000.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000): 0
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): $0

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000): 28
Total Mid Estimate: $900000

Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000): 29
Total High Estimate: $6440000

The top photography lot by High estimate is lot 3, Andreas Gursky, Klitschko, 1999, estimated at $800000-1000000 (image at right, top, via Christie's.)

Here's the complete list of photographers represented by three or more lots in the sales (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Cindy Sherman (7)
Vik Muniz (6)
Louise Lawler (4)
Barbara Kruger (3)
Richard Prince (3)
Thomas Struth (3)

Other photographs of interest include lot 236, Gerhard Richter, Untitled, 1992, estimated at $35000-45000 (image at right, middle, via Christie's) and lot 406, Rodney Graham, Welsh Oak #1-7, 1998, estimated at $90000-150000 (image at right, bottom, via Christie's).

The complete lot by lot catalogs can be found here (Evening), here (Morning), and here (Afternoon).

Post-War and Contemporary Art (Evening)
May 15th

Post-War and Contemporary Art (Morning)
May 16th

Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon)
May 16th

Christie's
20 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020

Auctions: Contemporary Art, Evening and Day Sales, May 14 and 15, 2013 @Sotheby's New York

Sotheby's is up first in next week's Contemporary Art sales in New York, with Evening and Day sales on Tuesday and Wednesday. There are plenty of high end photographs on offer, led by a Koons duratran lightbox with a big estimate ($2500000-3500000). The rest of the top lots (Prince, Sherman, Gursky, Wall et al) are mostly usual suspects. Overall, there are a total of 53 lots of photography on offer, with an impressive Total High Estimate for photography of $10018000.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000): 0
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): $0

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000): 22
Total Mid Estimate: $618000

Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000): 31
Total High Estimate: $9400000

The top photography lot by High estimate is lot 9, Jeff Koons, The New Jeff Koons, 1980, estimated at $2500000-3500000 (image at right, top, via Sotheby's).

Here's the list of photographers represented by three or more lots in the two sales (with the number of lots in parentheses):

David LaChapelle (4)
Vik Muniz (4)
Richard Prince (4)
Hiroshi Sugimoto (3)

Other photographs of interest include lot 57, Richard Prince, Untitled (Cowboy), 2001, estimated at $800000-1200000 (image at right, middle, via Sotheby's) and lot 504, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Chrysler Building, 1997, estimated at $200000-300000 (image at right, bottom, via Sotheby's.)

The complete lot by lot catalogs can be found here (Evening) and here (Day).

Contemporary Art (Evening)
May 14th

Contemporary Art (Day)
May 15th

Sotheby's
1334 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021

Auction: Photographs, May 15, 2013 @Christie's London

Christie's upcoming Photographs sale in London is led by a large group of works by Peter Beard, most commissioned for the Nord Pinus Hotel in Arles in the late 1990s. Overall, there are a total of 108 photographs on offer, with a Total High Estimate of £1678000.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including £5000): 13
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): £51000

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between £5000 and £25000): 75
Total Mid Estimate: £827000

Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000): 20
Total High Estimate: £800000

The top lot by High estimate is lot 19, Peter Beard, Giraffes in mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya for the End of the Game, June 1960, 1960/1997, at £50000-70000. (Image at right, top, via Christie's.)

Here is the list of photographers who are represented by four or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Peter Beard (17)
Helmut Newton (12)
Horst P. Horst (9)
Henri Cartier-Bresson (7)
Jacques-Henri Lartigue (5)
Andy Warhol (5)
David LaChapelle (4)
Herb Ritts (4)
Albert Watson (4)

Other lots of interest include lot 72, Albert Watson, Michael Jackson, New York City, 1998/later, at £12000-18000 (image at right, middle) and lot 83, Helmut Newton, Patti Hansen & Winnie Holman for Xavier Coiffures, New York, 1976, at £2000-3000 (image at right, bottom, both via Christie's.)

The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.

Photographs
May 15th

Christie's
8 King Street, St. James's
London SW1Y 6QT

Auction: Photographs, May 8, 2013 @Phillips London

The spring auction season in London gets going next week, starting with Phillips' various owner Photographs sale Wednesday. It's a broad, primarily mid-range sale, with few major anchor pieces or unexpected treasures. Overall, there are a total of 123 lots of photography available in the sale, with a Total High Estimate of £1676500.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including £5000): 49
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): £182500

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between £5000 and £25000): 59
Total Mid Estimate: £714000

Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000): 15
Total High Estimate: £780000

The top photography lot by High estimate is lot 32, Nobuyoshi Araki, 77 works, n.d., estimated at £100000-120000. (Image at right, top, via Phillips.)

Here is the short list of the photographers who are represented by four or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Robert Mapplethorpe (7)
Henri Cartier-Bresson (4)
Horst P. Horst (4)
David LaChapelle (4)

Other lots of interest include lot 39, Germaine Krull, Selected images, 1923-1927, estimated at £10000-15000 (image at right, middle), and lot 97, Adam Fuss, Untitled, 2006, estimated at £15000-20000 (image at right, bottom, both via Phillips).

The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.

Photographs
May 8th

Phillips
Howick Place
London SW1P 1BB

Auction: Photographs, May 7, 2013 @Bonhams New York

Bonhams has a various owner Photographs sale coming up next week in New York, with a broad selection of mostly lower priced 20th century black and white works. Overall, there are 135 photographs on offer, with a total High estimate of $1204500.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000): 113
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): $633500

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000): 20
Total Mid Estimate: $396000

Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000): 2
Total High Estimate: $175000

The top lot by High estimate is lot 27, Edward Weston, Fiftieth Anniversary Portfolio, 1902-1952, c1952, estimated at $60000-90000.

Below is the list of photographers represented by 4 or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Ansel Adams (11)
Ruth Bernhard (8)
Sebastiao Salgado (8)
Manuel Alvarez Bravo (6)
Brett Weston (5)
Harry Callahan (4)
Robert Doisneau (4)
Andre Kertesz (4)
O. Winston Link (4)

Other items of interest include lot 107, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut, 1998, estimated at $65000-85000 (image at right, top, via Bonhams), lot 109 John Coplans, Self-Portrait (Front Hand III), 1987, estimated at $5000-7000 (image at right, middle, via Bonhams), and lot 105, Garry Winogrand, Park Avenue, 1959/late 1970s, estimated at $20000-30000 (image at right, bottom, via Bonhams).

The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.

Photographs
May 7th

Bonhams
580 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Auction: Fine Photographs & Photobooks, April 18, 2013 @Swann

Later this week, Swann brings to market a combo photographs and photobooks auction, with the books mixed into the flow of the sale rather than pulled out at the end. The material is heavily weighted toward the lower end of the price range, with Swann's usual mix of vernacular, vintage, and modern prints. Overall, there are 301 lots available, with a total High estimate of $1884050.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000): 269
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): $1260050

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000): 32
Total Mid Estimate: $624000

Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000): 0
Total High Estimate: NA

The top lot by High estimate is tied between two lots: lot 24, Southworth & Hawes, Daguerreotype of blue-eyed woman, c1850 (image at right, middle), estimated at $30000-45000, and lot 79, Edward Weston, Charis (nude), 1935 (image at right, top), estimated at $35000-45000.

The following is the list of photographers with 5 or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Ansel Adams (14 )
Andre Kertesz (10)
Henri Cartier-Bresson (7)
Walker Evans (7)
Manuel Alvarez Bravo (5)
Harry Callahan (5)
Alfred Eisenstaedt (5)
O. Winston Link (5)
Minor White (5)

Other works of interest include lot 104, Aubrey Bodine, Curving Steps, 1943, estimated at $4000-6000 (image at right, bottom; all images via Swann).

The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.

Fine Photographs & Photobooks
April 18th

Swann Auction Galleries
104 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010

Auction: Under the Influence, April 11, 2013 @Phillips London

Phillips' Under the Influence sale tomorrow in London has a selection of mid range photographs worth a quick look. Overall, there are a total of 41 lots of photography available in the sale, with a Total High Estimate for photography of £318000.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including £5000): 11
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): £51000

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between £5000 and £25000): 30
Total Mid Estimate: £267000

Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000): 0
Total High Estimate: NA

The top photography lot by High estimate is lot 122, Jitish Kallat, Cenotaph (A Deed of Transfer), 2007, at £18000-25000. (Image at right, top, via Phillips.)

Here is the short list of the photographers who are represented by three or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Kim Joon (3)
Vik Muniz (3)
Youssef Nabil (3)

Other lots of interest include lot 39, Dash Snow, Untitled (Hell), 2005, at £4000-6000 (image at right, middle), and lot 126, Youssef Nabil, Not Afraid to Love, Paris, 2005, at £10000-15000 (image at right, bottom, both via Phillips).

The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.

Under the Influence
April 11th

Phillips
Howick Place
London SW1P 1BB

Auction: Photographs, April 6, 2013 @Sotheby's New York

Sotheby's second auction of the week is its hefty various owner Photographs sale, headlined by a significant and diverse group of Robert Frank prints from the collection of Charles and Barbara Reiher. While many of Frank's famous images are of course present in this bunch, it's the lesser known ones that are worth seeking out. Overall, there are a total of 239 lots of photography on offer, with a total High estimate of $6946000.

Here's the statistical breakdown:

Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000): 97
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): $705000

Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000): 117
Total Mid Estimate: $2871000

Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000): 25
Total High Estimate: $3370000

The top lot by High estimate is lot 165, Man Ray, Calla Lilies, 1931, estimated at $300000-500000 (image at right, top, via Sotheby's).

Here's the list of photographers represented by five or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses):

Robert Frank (21)
Ansel Adams (14)
Henri Cartier-Bresson (12)
Berenice Abbott (11)
Minor White (7)
Harry Callahan (6)
Horst P. Horst (6)
Yousuf Karsh (6)
Peter Beard (5)
Ruth Bernhard (5)
Lee Friedlander (5)
Alfred Stieglitz (5)

Other photographs of interest include lot 171, Laszlo Mohloy-Nagy, In the Sand, c1925, estimated at $100000-150000 (image at right, middle, via Sotheby's) and lot 124, Robert Frank, Untitled (rooftop), estimated at $10000-15000 (image at right, bottom, via Sotheby's.)

The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.

Photographs
April 6th

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