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Phillips’ May Photographs Sale Achieves £1.8 Million

New Auction Records Set for Richard Mosse, Don McCullin, and Kourtney Roy

London, 16 May 2019

Sale Total: £1,849,188 / $2,369,810 / €2,114,731

Lots Sold: 124 | Lots Offered: 162

Sold by Lot: 77% | Sold by Value: 82%

Genevieve Janvrin & Yuka Yamaji, Co-Heads of Photographs, Europe, said, “An active room and a global audience participating online and by telephone responded positively to our sale, resulting in strong prices for established artists and auction newcomers alike. Leading the sale, Man Ray’s legacy continues to resonate with collectors worldwide, with La Prière, printed on linen, far exceeding its pre-sale estimate, selling for £100,000. This edition of ULTIMATE saw great prices for works by Helena Almeida, Anne Collier, and Ishiuchi Miyako. Strong results were also achieved for all artists included in ULTIMATE EDITORIAL, confirming the continued global enthusiasm for fashion photographs of the highest calibre. Further world auction records were set for Richard Mosse, Don McCullin, and Kourtney Roy.”

TOP TEN LOTS

Lot	Description	Estimate	Price Achieved
40	Man Ray, La Prière [Prayer], 1930	£50,000 - 70,000	£100,000 $128,100 /€114,360
21	Thomas Ruff, 16h 28m/-60°, 1992	£50,000 - 70,000	£56,250 $72,056 /€64,328
37	Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy), Self-Portrait, 1912-1914	£30,000 - 50,000	£50,000 $64,050 /€57,180
16	Doug & Mike Starn, Structure of Thought No. 1, 2001-2006	£20,000 - 30,000	£48,750 $62,449 /€55,751
41*	Helena Almeida, Seduzir [Seduce], 2002	£50,000 - 70,000	£47,500 $60,848 /€54,321
108	Desirée Dolron, Xteriors VII, 2001-2005	£30,000 - 50,000	£43,750 $56,044 /€50,033
45	Anne Collier, Folded Madonna Poster (Steven Meisel), 2007	£20,000 - 30,000	£41,250 $52,841 /€47,174
22	Thomas Ruff, CK 02, 2012	£20,000 - 25,000	£41,250 $52,841 /€47,174
24	David LaChapelle, Pieta with Courtney Love, 2006	£10,000 - 15,000	£40,000 $51,240 /€45,744
10*	Steven Meisel, Naomi Campbell, New York City, 2019	£35,000 - 45,000	£37,500 $48,038 /€42,885

*Lots 4,10, 41, and 87 were sold immediately following the auction and included in the sale results.

NEW AUCTION RECORDS

Lot	Description	Estimate	Price Achieved
11	Richard Mosse, Nowhere to Run (Infra series), 2010	£20,000 - 30,000	£37,500 $48,038 /€42,885
	*previous record price: £25,000 set in 2017
48	Kourtney Roy, Sorry, No Vacancy 7 , 2017	£10,000 - 15,000	£23,750 $30,424 /€27,161
	*previous record price: £15,000 set in 2017
140	Don Mcullin, Shell-shocked US Marine, The Battle of Hue, 1968	£7,000 - 9,000	£25,000 $32,025 /€28,590
	*previous record price: £18,750 set in 2011

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*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Prices Achieved include the buyer's premium and are reported net of applicable fees.

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