A handful of Gurskys headline the photography offerings buried in Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Evening and Day auctions coming up in London in early February. Overall, there are 27 photography lots available in these sales, with a Total High Estimate of £2004000.
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) | 13 |
| Total Mid Estimate | £204000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000) | 14 |
| Total High Estimate | £1800000 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 46, Andreas Gursky, Dubai World I, 2007, estimated at £300000-400000. (Image above, left, via Christie’s.)
Here is the short list of photographers with more than one lot in the sales, along with the number of lots on offer:
| Multiple Lots For Sale | |
|---|---|
| Andreas Gursky | 5 |
| Vik Muniz | 3 |
| Hans Peter Feldmann | 2 |
| Thomas Ruff | 2 |
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | 2 |
Other lots of interest include lot 47, Thomas Struth, Kunsthorisches Museum I, Vienna, 1989, estimated at £60000-80000 (image above, middle) and lot 48, Gordon Matta-Clark, Bingo, 1974, estimated at £40000-60000 (image above, right, both via Christie’s.)
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here (Evening) and here (Day).
