Auction Preview: Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening and Day Auctions, June 30 and July 1, 2015 @Christie’s London

With multiple works by Thomas Ruff and Gerhard Richter on offer, the photography available in Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening and Day sales next week in London tilts noticeably toward the Germans. Overall, there are a total of 23 lots of photography available across the two sales, with a Total High Estimate for photography of £2235000.

Here’s the statistical breakdown:

Preview Statistics
Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including £5000) 1
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) £3000
Total Mid Lots (high estimate between £5000 and £25000) 6
Total Mid Estimate £52000
Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000) 16
Total High Estimate £2180000

The top photography lot by High estimate is lot 50, Richard Prince, Untitled (Cowboy), 2001, estimated at £700000-1000000 (image above, via Christie’s).

Here’s the short list of photographers with three or more lots in the sales, along with the number of lots on offer:

Multiple Lots For Sale
Thomas Ruff 4
Gerhard Richter 3

Other lots of interest include (images above, via Christie’s):

Lot 121, Gerhard Richter, Strip, 2011, estimated at £40000-60000

Lot 285, Thomas Ruff, Substrat 23 III, 2003, estimated at £35000-45000

The complete lot by lot catalogs can be found here (Evening) and here (Day).

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