Led by the broad holdings of the Sender collection and nearly a dozen works by Cindy Sherman, Sotheby’s bested its rivals by an excessive margin in terms of photographic consignments this spring, bringing nearly $15M of photographic value to the table, much of it in big trophy-sized chunks. Overall, there are a total of 58 lots of photography available across the two sales, with a whopping Total High Estimate of $14792000.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000) | 1 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | $6000 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000) | 19 |
| Total Mid Estimate | $536000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000) | 38 |
| Total High Estimate | $14250000 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 12, Cindy Sherman, Untitled #93, 1981, estimated at $2000000-3000000 (image above, left, via Sotheby’s).
Here’s the complete list of photographers with three or more lots in the two sales, along with the number of lots on offer:
| Multiple Lots For Sale | |
|---|---|
| Cindy Sherman | 11 |
| Vik Muniz | 6 |
| John Baldessari | 4 |
| Richard Prince | 4 |
| Vito Acconci | 3 |
Other lots of interest include lot 71, Cindy Sherman, Untitled #216, 1989, estimated at $1500000-2000000 (image above, middle, via Sotheby’s), and lot 524, Jeff Wall, Card Players, 2006, estimated at $300000-400000 (image above, right, via Sotheby’s).
The complete lot by lot catalogs can be found here (Evening) and here (Day).
