Christie’s has three photography auctions lined up to coincide with Paris Photo next week, beginning with a generally low priced single owner sale from the collection of gallerist Agathe Gaillard on November 14. Overall, there are a total of 149 lots on offer in this sale, with a Total High Estimate of €637400.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including €7500) | 140 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | €475400 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between €7500 and €35000) | 8 |
| Total Mid Estimate | €112000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above €35000) | 1 |
| Total High Estimate | €50000 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 6, Henri Cartier-Bresson, L’araignée d’amour, 1934, estimated at €30000-50000 (image above, left, via Christie’s).
Here’s the complete list of photographers with five or more lots in the sale, along with the number of lots on offer:
| Multiple Lots For Sale | |
|---|---|
| André Kertész | 12 |
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | 11 |
| Jean-Philippe Charbonnier | 10 |
| Bill Brandt | 9 |
| Henri Cartier-Bresson | 6 |
| Larry Clark | 6 |
| August Sander | 6 |
| Harold Edgerton | 5 |
Other lots of interest include lot 16, Bill Brandt, Nude, East Sussex Coast, 1959, estimated at €5000-7000 (image above, middle, via Christie’s) and lot 40, Bernard Faucon, La première chambre d’amour, 1984/1990, estimated at €5000-7000 (image above, right, via Christie’s).
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
