PRESS RELEASE
PHILLIPS’ SPRING SEASON OF LIVE PHOTOGRAPHS AUCTIONS TOTALS $9.2 MILLION
April Auction Achieves $3.5 Million with Strong Prices for Richard Avedon, David Wojnarowicz, and Robert Frank
New York, 2 April 2025
Sale Total: $3,538,284 / £2,720,721 / €3,261,999
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Lots Sold: 179 | Lots Offered: 223 |
Sold by Lot: 80% | Sold by Value: 83% |
Richard Avedon, Avedon/Paris, 1947-1957 | Sold for $215,900
Christopher Mahoney, Senior International Specialist, Photographs, said, “Today’s auction offered further proof of the strength of the market for fine photographs. It was thrilling to see bidding by collectors from all over the world, and to see them express such enthusiasm for classic and contemporary works alike. Today’s auction followed on the heels of our 100%-sold auction of master prints by William Eggleston, bringing the spring live auction total for Phillips Photographs to $9.2 million. Now we set our sights on Phillips’ New Now auction on 10 April in London which will feature the latest edition of ULTIMATE, a showcase of unique and rare-to-market photographic works.”
Top Ten Lots
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
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47 |
Richard Avedon, Avedon/Paris, 1978 |
$150,000 - 200,000 |
$215,900 |
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119 |
David Wojnarowicz, Untitled (Falling Buffalo), 1988 |
$15,000 – 25,000 |
$101,600 |
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14 |
Robert Frank, Parade - Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955 |
$60,000 - 80,000 |
$101,600 |
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173 |
Vik Muniz, Convergence: Number 10, after Jackson Pollock from Pictures of Pigment, 2008 |
$30,000 - 50,000 |
$95,250 |
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168 |
Thomas Ruff, Substrat 01, 2001 |
$40,000 - 60,000 |
$88,900 |
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22 |
Edward Steichen, Calla Lily, circa 1921 |
$40,000 - 60,000 |
$82,550 |
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42 |
Robert Adams, Berthoud, Colorado, 1976 |
$30,000 - 50,000 |
$81,280 |
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144 |
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Brush Impression 0916 (Water), 2023 |
$30,000 - 50,000 |
$69,850 |
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48 |
Irving Penn, Butcher, London, 1950 |
$35,000 - 55,000 |
$63,500 |
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153 |
Wolfgang Tillmans, paper drop Oranienplatz, a, 2017 |
$30,000 - 50,000 |
$63,500 |
New Auction Records
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
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94 |
Deborah Turbeville, Three Nudes, 1986 |
$3,000 - 5,000 |
$8,890 |
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*previous record price: $6,930 set in 2023 |
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150 |
Tyler Mitchell, Untitled (blue laundry line), 2019 |
$12,000 - 18,000 |
$24,130 |
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*previous record price: $4,750 set in 2023 |
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