Download PDF PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY ANNOUNCES SUPERB RESULTS FROM THE NEW YORK APRIL PHOTOGRAPHS AUCTIONS TOTALING $6,101,400
WORLD AUCTION RECORDS SET FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS SALLY MANN, FRANCESCA WOODMAN, PHILIP-LORCA DICORCIA, MELVIN SOKOLOSKY, ANDREW BUSH, CARL VAN VECHTEN AND ELEANOR PARKE CUSTIS
STRONG RESULTS ACHIEVED FOR CINDY SHERMAN, ANDREAS GURSKY, IRVING PENN, RICHARD AVEDON AND ALFRED STIEGLITZ
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New York, 4 APRIL 2012 - Phillips de Pury & Company’s
Photographs and
The Face of Modernism: A Private West Coast Collection at 450 Park Avenue, sold 90% by value and 81% by lot totaling $6,101,400.
World auction records were set for photographs across the classic and contemporary spectrum, indicating the expansive breadth of interest in the medium.
Highly competitive bidding on works by Peter Beard, Edward Weston, Walker Evans, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Andreas Gursky reflected collectors’ eagerness for exemplary works by masters of 20th-century photography. Additionally, successful results were achieved for artists making their world auction debut, including Yuval Yairi, Lee Yanor, Yulia Lebedeva, Sergey Shestakov and Chris Heads.
“We are thrilled to have been able to tap into the pulse of the contemporary photography art market with strong results achieved for master artists such as Cindy Sherman, Andreas Gursky, Francesca Woodman and Sally Mann. The continuous demand for the best in classic photography was demonstrated by the competitive bidding for the Brassaï, Walker Evans and the Edward Weston.” Vanessa Kramer, Worldwide Director, Photographs.
Artists Records:
Lot 146
Sally Mann, Candy Cigarette, 1989 , $266,500
Lot 141
Francesca Woodman, Untitled, Rome, 1977 , $170,500
Lot 86
Melvin Sokolsky, Paris (12 works) , 1963, $92,500
Lot 169
Philip-Lorca DiCorcia, Eddie Anderson, 21, Houston, TX , $20, 1991-1992, $80,500
Lot 161
Andrew Bush, Untitled (Envelopes) (in 7 parts) , $10,000
Lot 20
Carl Van Vechten, Joe Louis, 1937 , $9,000
Lot 27
Eleanor Parke Custis, Penguins Three, 1939 , $7,500
Top Ten Lots:
Lot 142
Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #49, 1979 , $626,500
Lot 187
Andreas Gursky, Taipai, 1999 , $302,500
Lot 146
Sally Mann, Candy Cigarette, 1989 , $266,500
Lot 91
Irving Penn, Woman with Roses on Her Arm, Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, 1950 , $230,500
Lot 12
Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O’Keeffe, 1918 , $182,500
Lot 141
Francesca Woodman, Untitled, Rome, 1977-1978 , $170,500
Lot 145
Cindy Sherman, Untitled # 403, 2000 , $146,500
Lot 15
Edward Weston, Portrait of a Woman, 1916 , $134,500
Lot 175
Gilbert & George, Tonguers, 1992 , $98,500
Lot 101
Richard Avedon, Andy Warhol and members of The Factory, New York, October 30, 1975 , $96,100
Contacts:
London
Giulia Costantini
Worldwide Head of Communications
gcostantini@phillipsdepury.com
+ 44 20 7318 4010
Alex Godwin-Brown
Communications and Marketing Manager
agodwin-brown@phillipsdepury.com
+ 44 20 7318 4010