Heritage brings a broad selection of lower priced material to market later this week, with its Signature Photographs auction in New York on Sunday. Ansel Adams landscapes, Berenice Abbott cityscapes, and Richard Avedon studio work prints dominate the proceedings, and later prints and lesser known imagery are thick on the ground. Overall, there are a total of 217 lots available in the auction, with a Total High Estimate of $1152600.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000) | 203 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | $812600 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000) | 13 |
| Total Mid Estimate | $280000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000) | 1 |
| Total High Estimate | $60000 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 8, Ansel Adams, Portfolio Two: The National Parks and Monuments, 1942-1949/1950, estimated at $40000-60000.
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 | 20 |
| Richard Avedon | 14 |
| Berenice Abbott | 13 |
| Eugene Atget | 6 |
| Linda Connor | 6 |
| Larry Fink | 6 |
| Ruth Bernhard | 5 |
| Paul Caponigro | 5 |
| Barbara Morgan | 5 |
| George Tice | 5 |
Other lots of interest include (images above, via Heritage):
Lot 19, Margrethe Mather, Edward Weston, 1921, estimated at $20000-40000
Lot 146, Brett Weston, Untitled, 1954, estimated at $2000-4000
Lot 201, Helmut Newton, David Bowie, Monte Carlo, 1983, estimated at $30000-50000
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
