Photography demonstrates a growing interest from international collectors, especially towards rare and extremely high-level works. The October 4 sales saw bids from six continents as collectors competed for rare and important images across the 20th and 21st centuries, leading to the most successful online performance ever at a photography auction at Phillips. Untitled #296 by Cindy Sherman, created during her collaboration with Rei Kawakubo in 1994, grossed over the $325.000 estimate.
Comments Caroline Deck, Senior Specialist at Phillips: “We have been honored to work with Mr Cohen and Ms Shaw in offering these works from their outstanding collection. The sale was led by Richard Avedon's iconic Marilyn Monroe, in New York City on May 6, 1957, which sold for $250.000. Francesca Woodman's works also performed exceptionally with Space2's Providence, Rhode Island, 1976 selling for over three times its estimate at $125.000 and with Rome, 1977-1978 also selling above estimates. 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. ”
Results
| Batch | Description | Estimate | Price Achieved |
| 21 | Richard Avedon, Marilyn Monroe, New York City, May 6, 1957 | $ 200,000 - 300,000 | $250,000
£192,075 / €217,075 |
| 42 | Robert Mapplethorpe, american flag, 1987 | $ 150,000 - 250,000 | $187,500
£144,056 / €162,806 |
| 9 | Frances Woodman, Providence, Rhode Island
from Space2, 1976 |
$ 40,000 - 60,000 | $125,000
£96,038 / €108,538 |
| 54 | ManRay, Lee Miller, Paris, 1929 | $ 80,000 - 120,000 | $100,000
£76,830/€86,830 |
| 38 | Robert Frank, US 285, New Mexico, 1955-1956 | $ 50,000 - 70,000 | $100,000
£76,830/€86,830 |
| 47 | Paul Outerbridge, Jr. Eggs and Bowls, 1922 | $ 70,000 - 90,000 | $87,500
£67,226 / €75,976 |
| 15 | Irving Penn, Moroccan Child with Lamb, 1971 | $ 50,000 - 70,000 | $81,250
£62,424 / €70,549 |
| 5 | Richard Avedon, WH Auden, poet, St. Marks Place,
New York City, March 3, 1960 |
$ 15,000 - 25,000 | $75,000
£57,623 / €65,123 |
| 6 | Diane Arbus, Two ladies walking in Central Park, NYC, 1963 | $ 50,000 - 70,000 | $68,750
£52,821 / €59,696 |
| 29 | Frances Woodman, rome, 1977-1978 | $ 40,000 - 60,000 | $62,500
£48,019 / €54,269 |
| Batch | Description | Estimate | Price Achieved |
| 258 | Cindy Sherman, Untitled #296, 1994 | $ 180,000 - 220,000 | $325,000
£249,698/€282,198 |
| 237 | Wolfgang Tillmans, Freischwimmer 20, 2003 | $ 120,000 - 180,000 | $181,250
£139,254/€157,379 |
| 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 |
| 95 | ManRay, La Prière, 1930 | $ 70,000 - 90,000 | $100,000
£76,830/€86,830 |
| 144 | Edward Weston, Dunes at Ocean, California, 1936 | $ 50,000 - 70,000 | $93,750
£72,028/€81,403 |
| 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 |
| 214 | Helmut Newton, Saddle II, Paris, 1976 | $ 70,000 - 90,000 | $81,250
£62,424 / €70,549 |
| 263 | Sharon Core, Bakery Counter, 1962, 2004 | $ 50,000 - 70,000 | $75,000
£57,623/€65,123 |
| 266 | Vik Muniz, Marilyn from Pictures of Chocolate, 1999 | $ 40,000 - 60,000 | $68,750
£52,821 / €59,696 |
| 262 | Vik Muniz, Starry Night, after Van Gogh from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2012 | $ 50,000 - 70,000 | $60,000
£46,098/€52,098 |
Image:
HELMUT NEWTON
Saddle II, Paris
1976
Gelatin silver print.
29 1/2 x 44 in. (74.9 x 111.8cm)
Signed, dated '1977', annotated 'Paris' in ink and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the reverse.
Estimate
$ 70,000 - 90,000
SOLD FOR $81,250
