The various owner photographs sale at Bonhams next week is a clustered affair, with groups of lots from the likes of Hiroshi Sugimoto, Margaret Bourke-White, and Minor White. A few unexpected secondary images should keep the proceedings interesting. Overall, there are a total of 108 lots available, with a Total High Estimate of $1174500.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000) | 72 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | $439500 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000) | 35 |
| Total Mid Estimate | $675000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000) | 1 |
| Total High Estimate | $60000 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 132, Eadweard Muybridge, 236 plates from Animal Locomotion, 1887, estimated at $40000-60000.
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 | |
|---|---|
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | 8 |
| Margaret Bourke-White | 5 |
| Minor White | 5 |
| Ansel Adams | 4 |
| Ruth Bernhard | 4 |
| Yousuf Karsh | 4 |
| Richard Misrach | 4 |
| Sebastião Salgado | 4 |
Other lots of interest include lot 21, Paul Strand, The Happy Family, Orgeval, France, 1958, estimated at $20000-30000 (image above, left, via Bonhams), lot 14, Margaret Bourke-White, Fort Peck Dam, Montana, 1936, estimated at $7000-9000 (image above, right, via Bonhams), and lot 65, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Beacon Theater, New York, 1979, estimated at $20000-30000 (image above, middle, via Bonhams).
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
