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Photographs

07 October 2015 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

SALE TOTAL

3,280,375USD
Browse Lots
  • 144
    Robert Mapplethorpe
    Man in Polyester Suit
    LOT SOLD.478,000USD
  • 29
    Tina Modotti
    Campesinos Reading El Machete
    LOT SOLD.225,000USD
  • 65
    Alfred Stieglitz
    Georgia O'Keeffe
    LOT SOLD.212,500USD
  • 31
    Edward Weston
    Nude (Tina on the Azotea)
    LOT SOLD.118,750USD
  • 15
    Ansel Adams
    'Portfolio VI'
    LOT SOLD.112,500USD
Browse Lots
Sale Number: N09405 Lots : 223

SALE TOTAL

3,280,375USD DOWNLOAD RESULTS

Sessions

  • Session 1: 07 Oct 2015 | 10:00 AM | Lots 1 - 113
  • Session 2: 07 Oct 2015 | 02:00 PM | Lots 114 - 223
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Sotheby’s New York auction of Photographs on 7 October totaled $3,280,375. Leading the auction was Robert Mapplethorpe’s iconic work, Man in Polyester Suit, which sold well above its estimate for $478,000 (est. $250,000 - 350,000) – the highest price achieved in this week’s Photographs sales in New York. Other highlights of the sale included an exemplary, early print of Alfred Stieglitz’s portrait of Georgia O’Keeffe that sold for $212,500 (est. $100,000 - 200,000), and Tina Modotti’s 1929 Campesinos Reading El Machete, which sold for $225,000 (est. $200,000 - 300,000).

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Sotheby’s October sale of Photographs in New York will cover the history of the medium and encompass a wide range of styles. Modernist work by Alfred Stieglitz and Bill Brandt will be offered alongside images by Post-War masters Diane Arbus, Francesca Woodman, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and others. This carefully selected offering illustrates the expressive breadth of the medium.

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Emily Bierman
Vice President
Head of Department, Photographs
+1 212 894 1149
emily.bierman@sothebys.com
Aimee Pflieger
Assistant Vice President
Specialist, Head of Sale
Photographs
+1 212 894 1149
aimee.pflieger@sothebys.com
Hermione Sharp
Associate Specialist
Photographs
+1 212 894 1149
Hermione.sharp@sothebys.com
   
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