Phillips October Photographs Auctions Realize $5.9 Million
Works by Cindy Sherman ,Wolfgang Tillmans,
Richard Avedon, and Robert Mapplethorpe Lead the Sales
New York, 4 October 2018
Sale Total: $5,879,125 / £4,516,932 / €5,104,844
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Lots Sold: 217 | Lots Offered: 297 |
Sold by Lot: 73% | Sold by Value: 86% |
Vanessa Hallett, Deputy Chairman, Americas and Worldwide Head of Photographs, said, “Today’s sales demonstrated the continued international demand for rare photographs of the highest caliber. We saw bidding from six continents as collectors vied for rare and important images across the 20th and 21st centuries, leading to the most successful online performance we have ever seen in a Photographs auction at Phillips. Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #296, which was created during her 1994 collaboration with Rei Kawakubo, led the sale after soaring past its estimate to $325,000. We were also pleased to set records for photographers who represent the trajectory of the photographic medium over the course of the past century.”
Caroline Deck, Senior Specialist, added, “We were honored to work with Mr. Cohen and Ms. Shaw in offering these works from their extraordinary collection. The sale was led by Richard Avedon’s iconic Marilyn Monroe, New York City, May 6, 1957, which sold for $250,000. Works by Francesca Woodman also performed exceptionally well with Providence, Rhode Island from Space2, 1976, selling for over three times its estimate at $125,000 and with Rome, 1977-1978, also selling above estimate. The photographs in Mr. Cohen and Ms. Shaw’s collection present the many unique ways of looking at the world and we are delighted that they have found buyers who will appreciate their significance.”
A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from
the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw
TOP TEN LOTS
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
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21 |
Richard Avedon, Marilyn Monroe, New York City, May 6, 1957 |
$200,000 - 300,000 |
$250,000 £192,075 /€217,075 |
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42 |
Robert Mapplethorpe, American Flag, 1987 |
$150,000 - 250,000 |
$187,500 £144,056 /€162,806 |
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9 |
Francesca Woodman, Providence, Rhode Island from Space2, 1976 |
$40,000 - 60,000 |
$125,000 £96,038 /€108,538 |
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54 |
Man Ray, Lee Miller, Paris, 1929 |
$80,000 - 120,000 |
$100,000 £76,830/€86,830 |
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38 |
Robert Frank, U.S. 285, New Mexico, 1955-1956 |
$50,000 - 70,000 |
$100,000 £76,830/€86,830 |
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47 |
Paul Outerbridge, Jr., Eggs and Bowl, 1922 |
$70,000 - 90,000 |
$87,500 £67,226 /€75,976 |
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15 |
Irving Penn, Moroccan Child with Lamb, 1971 |
$50,000 - 70,000 |
$81,250 £62,424 /€70,549 |
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5 |
Richard Avedon, W. H. Auden, poet, St. Marks Place, New York City, March 3, 1960 |
$15,000 - 25,000 |
$75,000 £57,623 /€65,123 |
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6 |
Diane Arbus, Two ladies walking in Central Park, N.Y.C., 1963 |
$50,000 - 70,000 |
$68,750 £52,821 /€59,696 |
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29 |
Francesca Woodman, Rome, 1977-1978 |
$40,000 - 60,000 |
$62,500 £48,019 /€54,269 |
Photographs
TOP TEN LOTS
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
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258 |
Cindy Sherman, Untitled #296, 1994 |
$180,000 - 220,000 |
$325,000 £249,698/€282,198 |
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237 |
Wolfgang Tillmans, Freischwimmer 20, 2003 |
$120,000 - 180,000 |
$181,250 £139,254/€157,379 |
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228 |
Robert Mapplethorpe, Y Portfolio, 1978 World auction record for a portfolio by the artist |
$30,000 - 50,000 |
$112,500 £86,434/€97,684 |
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95 |
Man Ray, La Prière, 1930 |
$70,000 - 90,000 |
$100,000 £76,830/€86,830 |
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144 |
Edward Weston, Dunes at Oceano, California, 1936 |
$50,000 - 70,000 |
$93,750 £72,028/€81,403 |
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203 |
Richard Avedon, Dovima with elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August, 1955 |
$60,000 - 80,000 |
$87,500 £67,226 /€75,976 |
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214 |
Helmut Newton, Saddle II, Paris, 1976 |
$70,000 - 90,000 |
$81,250 £62,424 /€70,549 |
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263 |
Sharon Core, Bakery Counter, 1962, 2004 |
$50,000 - 70,000 |
$75,000 £57,623/€65,123 |
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266 |
Vik Muniz, Marilyn from Pictures of Chocolate, 1999 |
$40,000 - 60,000 |
$68,750 £52,821 /€59,696 |
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262 |
Vik Muniz, Starry Night, after Van Gogh from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2012 |
$50,000 - 70,000 |
$60,000 £46,098/€52,098 |
NEW AUCTION RECORDS
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
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83 |
Mark Klett, Around Toroweap Point, just before and after sundown, beginning and ending with views used by J.K. Hillers over 100 years ago, Grand Canyon, 1986 |
$7,000 - 9,000 |
$12,500 £9,604/€10,854 |
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*previous record price: $11,950 set in 2003 |
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228 |
Robert Mapplethorpe, Y Portfolio, 1978 World auction record for a portfolio by the artist |
$30,000 - 50,000 |
$112,500 £86,434/€97,684 |
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*previous record price: $105,669 (£73,250) in 2010 |
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277 |
Dawoud Bey, Amishi, 1993 |
$10,000 - 15,000 |
$20,000 £15,366/€17,366 |
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*previous record price: $7,800 set in 2006 |
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*Lots 112 and 189 were sold immediately following the auction and included in the sale results.