Sotheby’s comes second in the parade of Fall Photographs sales in New York, with a various owner sale next week. The top lots include Stieglitz, Adams (Ansel), Moholy-Nagy, and Avedon. Overall, there are a total of 232 photography lots available, with a Total High Estimate of $6777000.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000) | 90 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | $722000 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000) | 120 |
| Total Mid Estimate | $2600000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000) | 22 |
| Total High Estimate | $3455000 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 64, Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O’Keeffe: A Portrait – Torso, 1918-1919, estimated at $300000-500000 (image above, left, via Sotheby’s).
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 | |
|---|---|
| Ansel Adams | 16 |
| Berenice Abbott | 14 |
| Peter Beard | 12 |
| Henri Cartier-Bresson | 11 |
| Harry Callahan | 9 |
| Irving Penn | 9 |
| Brett Weston | 9 |
| Alfred Eisenstaedt | 6 |
| Robert Mapplethorpe | 6 |
| Adam Fuss | 5 |
Other lots of interest include lot 57, Pierre Dubreuil, LT.C…OFF.ARGENTIN, 1929, estimated at $40000-60000 (image above, middle, via Sotheby’s), lot 143, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Young Pioneer, 1928, estimated at $70000-100000 (image above, middle, via Sotheby’s), and lot 148, Lee Friedlander, Newburgh, N.Y., 1966, estimated at $20000-30000 (image above, right, via Sotheby’s).
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
