Phillips’ Photographs Auction Achieves £2.2 Million and Sets Six World Auction Records
Strong Global Interest for 19th Century, Classic and Contemporary Masters with Gustave Le Gray, Edward Steichen, and Peter Beard Leading the Auction
London, 25 May 2022 Sale Total: £2,198,637 / $2,749,615 / €2,577,902
Yuka Yamaji, Head of Photographs, Europe, and Rachel Peart, Head of Department, London, said, “We are thrilled with the sale total of £2.2 million. These results reaffirm the global demand for high-calibre works from across the history of photography. The earliest work was Gustave Le Gray’s exceptionally rare 1857 Camp de Châlons album which sold for £327,600, over three times the estimate. The most recent work offered in this sale was Rafael Pavarotti’s auction debut with R€I$, taken in 2020 which sold for almost double the estimate. The 15th edition of ULTIMATE set five world auction records including those for Ihei Kimura, Markus Brunetti, and Tania Franco Klein. We look forward to continuing this momentum into our fall season in New York and London.”
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*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium; prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer’s premium.
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