Villa Grisebach’s various owner photography sale next week in Berlin brings to market a pretty standard selection of lower priced, largely European material. While there are a handful of standouts on offer, this auction will be better picking for bargain hunters. Overall, there are a total of 256 lots on offer in this sale, with a Total High Estimate of €840600.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including €7500) | 235 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | €528600 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between €7500 and €35000) | 21 |
| Total Mid Estimate | €312000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above €35000) | 0 |
| Total High Estimate | €0 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 2196, Peter Beard, Maureen at 2:00 AM, Hog Ranch, 1987, estimated at €20000-30000.
Here’s the complete list of photographers with four or more lots in the sale, along with the number of lots on offer:
| Multiple Lots For Sale | |
|---|---|
| Albert Renger-Patzsch | 6 |
| Josef Sudek | 6 |
| Jaroslav Rossler | 5 |
| Andreas Feininger | 4 |
| Peter Keetman | 4 |
| Will McBride | 4 |
Other lots of interest include lot 2096, Rudolf Koppitz, Ash Tree, 1912, estimated at €15000-20000 (image above, left, via Villa Grisebach), lot 2070, Florence Henri, Line Viala, Nude Study, 1934, estimated at €5000-7000 (image above, right, via Villa Grisebach), and lot 2173, Josef Sudek, From the Album: Little Pictures from My Amateur Years, 1914-1917, estimated at €10000-15000 (image above, middle, via Villa Grisebach).
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
