Phillips has a large single artist sale of the works of Henri Cartier-Bresson organized for next week in New York. Drawn from the collection of gallery owner Peter Fetterman, the auction features a wide range of later prints, including many of the photographer’s best known images from France, Italy, Spain, India, and elsewhere. Overall, there are a total of 120 lots available in the sale, with a Total High Estimate of $1325000.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000) | 63 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | $495000 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000) | 57 |
| Total Mid Estimate | $830000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000) | 0 |
| Total High Estimate | $0 |
The top lot by High estimate is tied between two lots: lot 2, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Rue Mouffetard, Paris, 1952/later, and lot 91, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, USSR, 1954/later, both estimated at $15000-25000 (images above, via Phillips).
Aside from one portrait of the artist made by Sam Tata, all of the works on sale were made by Cartier-Bresson.
Other lots of interest include (images above, via Phillips):
Lot 1, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Self-Portrait, 1932/later, estimated at $12000-18000
Lot 16, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Behind Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris, 1932/later, estimated at $12000-18000
Lot 116, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Newspaper Vendors, Mexico City, 1934/later, estimated at $12000-18000
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
