Sotheby’s various owner sale next week in Paris truly covers the breadth of the medium, from anonymous daguerreotypes and 19th century French views to images by Gursky, Ruff, and other contemporary practitioners; it’s a “little bit of everything” kind of offering, casting a wide net toward the swarm of Paris Photo attendees. Overall, there are a total of 196 lots on offer in this sale, with a Total High Estimate of €2930500.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including €7500) | 70 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | €415500 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between €7500 and €35000) | 113 |
| Total Mid Estimate | €1710000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above €35000) | 13 |
| Total High Estimate | €805000 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 187, Andreas Gursky, Sans Titre, 2006, estimated at €120000-160000.
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 | |
|---|---|
| Horst P. Horst | 12 |
| Thomas Ruff | 5 |
| Erwin Blumenfeld | 4 |
| Henri Cartier-Bresson | 4 |
| William Klein | 4 |
| Robert Mapplethorpe | 4 |
| Andres Serrano | 4 |
Other lots of interest include lot 101, August Sander, Nature Mort Industrielle, 1951, estimated at €60000-80000 (image above, left, via Sotheby’s), lot 157, Shirin Neshat, Faith, 1996, estimated at €40000-60000 (image above, middle, via Sotheby’s) and lot 9, Edouard-Denis Baldus, Chemin de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Mediterranée, 1861-1863, estimated at €40000-60000 (image above, right, via Sotheby’s).
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
