Sotheby’s various owner Paris Photo sale mixes a corporate collection (from Lowe & Partners) in with an eclectic selection of work spanning the 19th century to the present. Overall, there are a total of 126 lots on offer in this sale, with a Total High Estimate of €3009000.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including €7500) | 39 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | €241000 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between €7500 and €35000) | 71 |
| Total Mid Estimate | €1323000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above €35000) | 16 |
| Total High Estimate | €1445000 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 77, Irving Penn, Mouth (for L’Oreal), New York, 1986/1992, estimated at €150000-200000.
Here’s the complete list of photographers with five or more lots in the sale, along with the number of lots on offer:
| Multiple Lots For Sale | |
|---|---|
| Patrick Demarchelier | 6 |
| Ralph Gibson | 6 |
| Man Ray | 5 |
| Robert Mapplethorpe | 5 |
| Irving Penn | 5 |
Other lots of interest include lot 15, Jaromir Funke, Staircase of Old Prague, 1924, estimated at €25000-35000 (image above, left, via Sotheby’s), lot 26, Raoul Ubac, Le Combat, 1937, estimated at €18000-23000 (image above, right, via Sotheby’s) and lot 40, Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, March, 1936, estimated at €20000-25000 (image above, middle, via Sotheby’s).
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
