The various owner Photographs sale at Bonhams in New York next week includes a healthy selection of West Coast work (Ruth Bernhard, Brett Weston, etc.), the kind of imagery that was the staple of the old Butterfield’s auction house. This sale is co-led by an 19th century Eadweard Muybidge panorama of San Francisco and a more recent Massimo Vitali beach scene, with a generous helping of later prints to fill out the lineup. Overall, there are a total of 111 lots available, with a Total High Estimate of $991500.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000) | 92 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | $449500 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000) | 16 |
| Total Mid Estimate | $367000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000) | 3 |
| Total High Estimate | $175000 |
The top lot by High estimate is tied between two lots: lot 8, Eadweard Muybridge, Panorama of San Francisco from California St. Hill, 1877, and lot 108, Massimo Vitali, Tropea Shadow (#4874), Calabria, Italy, 2015, both estimated at $40000-60000 (images above, via Bonhams).
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 | |
|---|---|
| Ruth Bernhard | 6 |
| Ansel Adams | 5 |
| W. Eugene Smith | 5 |
| Brett Weston | 5 |
| Aaron Siskind | 4 |
Other lots of interest include (images above, via Bonhams):
Lot 33, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Diver, Rouzat, 1911, estimated at $8000-12000
Lot 102, Robert Mapplethorpe, Self Portrait with Horns, 1985, estimated at $35000-55000
Lot 110, Angela Strassheim, Untitled (Waiting Room), 2006, estimated at $7000-9000
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
