Phillips has one last mop up sale in 2013, an Under the Influence auction in London later this week. Overall, there are 45 photography lots available in the sale, with a Total High Estimate of £464500.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including £5000) | 14 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | £58500 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between £5000 and £25000) | 26 |
| Total Mid Estimate | £246000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000) | 5 |
| Total High Estimate | £160000 |
The top lot by High estimate is tied between two lots: lot 7, Walead Beshty, Untitled, 2007, and lot 21, Vik Muniz, Guernica, after Picasso (Gordian Puzzles), 2009, both estimated at £25000-35000.
Here’s the very short list of photographers with three or more lots in the sale, along with the number of lots on offer:
| Multiple Lots For Sale | |
|---|---|
| Vik Muniz | 3 |
Other lots of interest include lot 54, Nan Goldin, The sky on the day of Philippine’s death, Winterthur, 1997, estimated at £6000-8000 (image above, left), lot 115, Rineke Dijkstra, Jalta, Oekraine, 30 July 1993, estimated at £7000-9000 (image above, middle) and lot 130, Taryn Simon, Infectious Medical Waste Center, Sanitec Industries Inc., Sun Valley, California, 2006-2007, estimated at £4000-6000 (image above, right, all via Phillips.)
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
