Christie’s finishes up the Contemporary Art season in London next week with its Evening and Day auctions on Thursday and Friday. With a 1980’s Gilbert & George as its headliner, the sales are generally lacking in major photographic trophies. A handful of Gerhard Richter overpainted photographs/prints fill in some of the gaps, and some other strong mid-priced material is available for those who want to sift closely. Overall, there are a total of 25 lots of photography available across the two sales, with a Total High Estimate for photography of £1273000.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including £5000) | 0 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | £0 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between £5000 and £25000) | 12 |
| Total Mid Estimate | £168000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000) | 13 |
| Total High Estimate | £1105000 |
The top photography lot by High estimate is lot 44, Gilbert & George, Frozen Youth, 1982, estimated at £220000-280000 (image above, via Christie’s).
Here’s the complete list of photographers with two or more lots in the sales, along with the number of lots on offer:
| Multiple Lots For Sale | |
|---|---|
| Gerhard Richter | 5 |
| Gilbert & George | 2 |
| Thomas Struth | 2 |
| Christopher Williams | 2 |
Other lots of interest include (images above, via Christie’s):
Lot 114, Gordon Matta-Clark, Splitting: Number 26 + 27, 1975, estimated at £18000-22000
Lot 115, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Wassertürme (Sezanne F), 1973, estimated at £20000-30000
Lot 199, Christopher Williams, Cutaway of a LEICA TRI-ELMAR-M…, 2009, estimated at £18000-25000
Lot 208, Gerhard Richter, 12. Jan. 2000, 2000, estimated at £25000-35000
The complete lot by lot catalogs can be found here (Evening) and here (Day).
