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Christies: Photographs

Auction Reports

Auction Name Photographs Total Sales (USD) 4,558,538.00
Auction Date April 17, 2026 - April 17, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 3,115,000.00
Sale Number #24333 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 4,571,000.00
Total Lots 302
Sold Lots 226.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 4,751,000.00
% of Lots Sold 74.83% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 6,949,000.00
Unsold Lots 76 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 65.60%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
93 IRVING PENN (1917–2009)

Ginkgo Leaves, New York, 1990

1990 USD 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 USD 355,600.00
188 IRVING PENN (1917–2009)

Miles Davis Hand on Trumpet, New York, 1986

1986, printed 1998 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 215,900.00
107 IRVING PENN (1917–2009)

Girl Behind Bottle Jean Patchett, New York, 1949

1949, printed 1978 USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 190,500.00
94 IRVING PENN (1917–2009)

After-Dinner Games, New York, 1947

1947, printed 1959–1960 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 114,300.00
91 IRVING PENN (1917–2009)

Frozen Food (With String Beans), New York, 1977

1977, printed 1993 USD 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 USD 95,250.00
268 ANDREAS GURSKY (B. 1955)

Mercedes (Rastatt), 1993

1993 USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 95,250.00
170 FRANCESCA WOODMAN (1958-1981)

House #3, Providence, Rhode Island, 1975–76

1975–76 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 82,550.00
267 RICHARD AVEDON (1923–2004)

Heidi Hamilton and Gordy Bray, Rodeo Contestants, Douglas, Wyoming, July 28, 1981

1981 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 82,550.00
284 STEVEN MEISEL (B. 1954)

Madonna and Tony Ward, New York, 1992

1992 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 82,550.00
57 LASZLO MOHOLY–NAGY (1895–1946)

Untitled, 1929

1929 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 76,200.00
110 RICHARD AVEDON (1923–2004)

Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, 1955

1955, printed later USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 60,960.00
74 CONSUELO KANAGA (1894–1978)

Profile of a Young Girl, from the Tennessee Series, 1948

1948 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 57,150.00
66 WERNER DAVID FEIST (1909–1998)

Kurt Stolp with Pipe, 1929

1929 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 53,340.00
171 FRANCESCA WOODMAN (1958-1981)

Untitled (Daniel Wolf in Sheep Mask), 1979

1979 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 53,340.00
17 ALFRED STIEGLITZ (1864–1946)

Portrait of Georgia, No.1, 1923

1923 USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 50,800.00
36 EDWARD WESTON (1886–1958)

Red Cabbage Halved, 1930

1930 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 50,800.00
28 MAN RAY (1890–1976)

Juliet and Margaret in masks, Los Angeles, c.1945

N/A USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 48,260.00
166 BERND AND HILLA BECHER (1931–2007 AND 1934–2015)

Industriebauten, 1961-1974

1961-1974 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 48,260.00
92 IRVING PENN (1917–2009)

New York Still Life, New York, 1947

1947 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 44,450.00
75 W. EUGENE SMITH (1918–1978)

The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946

1946 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 40,640.00
169 FRANCESCA WOODMAN (1958-1981)

Untitled, Providence, Rhode Island, 1977

1977 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 40,640.00
79 IRVING PENN (1917–2009)

Pablo Picasso at La Californie, Cannes, 1957

1957, printed before 1965 USD 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 USD 38,100.00
109 IRVING PENN (1917–2009)

Woman in Dior Hat with Martini (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, 1952

1952, printed 1984 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 38,100.00
122 ROBERT FRANK (1924–2019)

London, 1951

1951, printed later USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 38,100.00
175 ANDY WARHOL (1928–1987)

Self-Portrait, 1973

1973 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 38,100.00