Phillips opens the Fall season for Contemporary Art in London later this week with a pair of Evening and Day sales. Photography-wise, it’s an eclectic mix of mostly known names, led by a Richard Price cowboy image. Overall, there are 53 photography lots available in the two sales, with a Total High Estimate of £1580000.
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) | 35 |
| Total Mid Estimate | £480000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000) | 13 |
| Total High Estimate | £1270000 |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 12,Richard Prince, Untitled (Cowboy), 1980-1984, estimated at £300000-500000. (Image above, left, via Phillips.)
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 | |
|---|---|
| Vanessa Beecroft | 3 |
| Vik Muniz | 3 |
Other lots of interest include lot 161, Rineke Dijkstra, Dubrovnik, Kroatien, 13 July 1996, 1996, estimated at £12000-18000 (image above, middle) and lot 201, Gregory Crewdson, Untitled, Summer 2003 (Clover Street) from Beneath the Roses series, 2003, estimated at £10000-15000 (image above, right, both via Phillips.)
The complete lot by lot catalogs can be found here and here.
