Phillips is last in line in the Contemporary Art sales this Fall season. While the two sales have Phillips’ usual complement of fresh contemporary work, there are few “lightning rod” pictures on offer; many top names are represented, but the works available are mostly second tier. There are 5 photographic lots in Part I (Evening); the rest of the contemporary photographs can be found in Part II (Day). There are a total of 60 photography lots for sale across the two auctions, with a Total High Estimate of $2436000. (Catalog covers at right, via Phillips.)
Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of Low lots): $129000
Total Mid Estimate: $927000
Total High Estimate: $1380000
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Cang Xin (2)
There really aren’t any perfect fits for our particular collection in this sale. I did however enjoy the Gerhard Richter overpainted photograph, lot 112, Untitled (20.2.96), 1996.
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