Christie’s gets its fall season going next week with a paired set of First Open sales in New York and London, along with a variety of similarly branded online auctions run in parallel. In New York, an unusually pricey (for this kind of mid-range sale) Richard Prince cowboy leads the way, followed by a more standard selection of bold faced photography names. Overall, there are a total of 44 lots of photography available across the sale, with a Total High Estimate of $2310200.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000) | 15 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | $80200 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000) | 24 |
| Total Mid Estimate | $700000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000) | 5 |
| Total High Estimate | $1530000 |
The top photographic lot by High estimate is lot 202, Richard Prince, Untitled (Cowboy), 1999, estimated at $800000-1200000. (image above, via Christie’s)
Here’s the complete list of photographers with two or more photography lots in the sale, along with the number of lots on offer:
| Multiple Lots For Sale | |
|---|---|
| Richard Prince | 6 |
| Gregory Crewdson | 2 |
| Rineke Dijkstra | 2 |
| Thomas Ruff | 2 |
| Wolfgang Tillmans | 2 |
| Ruud van Empel | 2 |
| Christopher Williams | 2 |
Other lots of interest include (images above, via Christie’s):
Lot 208, Catherine Opie, Untitled #11 (Icehouses), 2001, estimated at $20000-30000
Lot 342, Christopher Williams, Linhof Technika V fabricated in Munich, Germany. Salon Studio Stand fabricated in Florence, Italy. Dual cable release. Prontor shutter. Symar-s lens 150mmm/f 5.6 Schneider kreuznach. Sinar fresnel lens placed with black tape on the ground glass. (Yellow) Dirk Sharper Studio, Berlin, June 19, 2007, 2008, estimated at $30000-40000
Lot 375, Rineke Dijkstra, Odessa, Ukraine, August 10, 1993, 2001, estimated at $7000-10000
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
