Sotheby’s has much more photography on offer in its Contemporary Art sales this London season when compared to the previous winter, with six photo lots in the Evening sale (Gilbert & George, Gursky, Sherman, Struth, Sugimoto, and Wall) and more than double the overall estimated photography value up for sale. Overall, there are 57 photography lots available, with a Total High Estimate of £4765000.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including £5000) | 1 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | £2000 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between £5000 and £25000) | 29 |
| Total Mid Estimate | £368000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000) | 27 |
| Total High Estimate | £4395000 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 3, Gilbert & George, Bummer, 1977, estimated at £700000-900000 (image above, left, via Sotheby’s).
Here is the short list of photographers with three or more lots available in the sales, along with the number of lots on offer:
| Multiple Lots For Sale | |
|---|---|
| Bernd and Hilla Becher | 4 |
| Thomas Struth | 4 |
| Gilbert & George | 3 |
| Andreas Gursky | 3 |
| Cindy Sherman | 3 |
Other lots of interest include lot 366, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Winding Towers, 1966-1973, estimated at £50000-70000 (image above, right, via Sotheby’s) and lot 447, Huma Bhabha, Untitled, 2010, estimated at £12000-18000 (image above, middle, via Sotheby’s.)
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here (Evening) and here (Day).
