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:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| 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.
