The upcoming Christie’s Photographs sale takes place at the South Kensington office in London later this week, and this particular location (in contrast to the King Street space) is often a signal of lower end material. 44 of the lots in this sale come from the collection of picture editor Norman Hall, and there are quite a few Brandt nudes mixed in across the action. Overall, there are a total of 111 lots on offer, with a Total High Estimate of £797500. (Catalog cover at right, via Christie’s.)
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including £5000): 67
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): £173500
Total Mid Lots (high estimate between £5000 and £25000): 37
Total Mid Estimate: £404000
Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000): 7
Total High Estimate: £220000
The top lot by High estimate is lot 47, Gustave Le Gray, View across the Nile, 1867, at £30000-40000. (Image at right, via Christie’s.)Here is the list of the photographers who are represented by three or more lots in the sale (with the number of lots in parentheses):
Henri Cartier-Bresson (9)
Helmut Newton (8)
Bill Brandt (7)
Bill Brandt (7)
Irving Penn (7)
Mario Giacomelli (5)
Robert Mapplethorpe (5)
Brett Weston (5)
Cecil Beaton (3)
Robert Doisneau (3)
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Robert Doisneau (3)
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May 21st
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