Phillips’ upcoming various owner Photographs sale is a diverse mix, with a few eyecatchers and many more solid, middle of the road works by well known names to sift through. All in, there are a total of 141 photographs on offer, with a total High estimate of $3527500.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000) | 37 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | $244500 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000) | 91 |
| Total Mid Estimate | $2073000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000) | 13 |
| Total High Estimate | $1210000 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 177, Edward Steichen, Diagram of Doom – 2, c1922, estimated at $120000-180000 (image at right, top, via Phillips).
Here’s the list of photographers represented by three or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses):
Robert Mapplethorpe (9)
Irving Penn (7)
Peter Beard (5)
Helmut Newton (5)
Henri Cartier-Bresson (4)
Andre Kertesz (4)
Hiroshi Sugimoto (4)
Diane Arbus (3)
Lee Friedlander (3)
Horst P. Horst (3)
Other works of interest include lot 205, Irving Penn, Poppy: Showgirl, New York, 1968/1989, estimated at $50000-70000 (image at right middle, via Phillips), and lot 206, Lee Friedlander, Galax, Virginia, 1962/1960s, estimated at $30000-40000 (image at right, bottom, via Phillips).
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
