PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY’S LONDON PHOTOGRAPHS AUCTION TOTALS £1,405,650/$2,249,040 WITH 74% SOLD BY VALUE AND 61% SOLD BY LOT
TOP LOT OF THE EVENING HELMUT NEWTON’S PORTRAIT OF CHARLOTTE RAMPLING
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London – 8 November 2012 – Phillips de Pury & Company’s November London Photographs auction totaled £1,405,650/$2,249,040 selling74% by value and 61% by lot.
The top lot of the sale was Helmut Newton’s work entitled Charlotte Rampling at the Hotel Nord Pinus II, Arles, 1973 which sold for £181,250/$290,000.
“It was extremely reassuring to see such stellar results for the works by Josef Sudek. The panoramic print of Prague was an exceptional work and this was reflected in the steadfast attention it attracted.” Lou Proud, Head of Photographs, London, Phillips de Pury & Company.
“We were pleased to see today’s auction drawing strong activity from a wide variety of sources, including online, absentee, phone and in-person bidding. This speaks of the ever-growing Photographs market as well as Phillips de Pury’s ability to attract an international demographic to our sales. Accordingly, strong results were achieved across the spectrum, from early works by Brancusi to contemporary works by Helmut Newton and Nobuyoshi Araki.”Vanessa Kramer, Worldwide Head of Photographs, Phillips de Pury & Company.
Top Ten Lots:
29 Helmut Newton, Charlotte Rampling at the Hotel Nord Pinus II, Arles £181,250/$290,000
69 Josef Sudek, Prague £97,250/$155,600
98 Vik Muniz, Grey Marilyn from Pictures of Diamond Dust £55,250/$88,400
85 Richard Misrach, Train Tracks, Colorado Desert, California £49,250/$78,800
154 Nobuyoshi Araki, Kaori £44,450/$71,120
109 Robert Frank, U.S. 285, New Mexico £43,250/$69,200
34 Herb Ritts, Backflip, Paradise Cove, California £40,850/$65,360
100 Sam Taylor-Wood, Self Portrait Suspended VII £32,450/$51,920
70 Josef Sudek, Glass £32,450 /$51,920
73 Constantin Brancusi, View of the Studio, The Sorceress and the Chief £32,450/$51,920
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