Following upon the success of the vintage Margaret Bourke-White images in its previous spring sale, Bonhams is bringing another trove of black-bordered Bourke-Whites to market later this month in its various owner Photographs sale on the 28th. Overall, there are a total of 137 lots available, with a Total High Estimate of $1141000, and there are plenty of low priced lots on offer to tempt the bargain hunters.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000) | 115 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | $740000 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000) | 22 |
| Total Mid Estimate | $401000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000) | 0 |
| Total High Estimate | $0 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 3, Ansel Adams, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1948/1972, estimated at $25000-35000.
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 | |
|---|---|
| Margaret Bourke-White | 14 |
| Ansel Adams | 11 |
| Horst P. Horst | 8 |
| Ruth Bernhard | 5 |
| Richard Misrach | 5 |
Other lots of interest include lot 30, Margaret Bourke-White, Lumberjack, for International Paper Co., 1937, estimated at $4000-6000 (image above, middle, via Bonhams), lot 118, David Wojnarowicz, Untitled (Buffaloes), 1988-1989, estimated at $20000-30000 (image above, left, via Bonhams), and lot 121, Richard Misrach, Desert Cactus, 1976, estimated at $5000-7000 (image above, right, via Bonhams).
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
