Sothebys: Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve - bidstart 7/21
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve - bidstart 7/21 | Total Sales (USD) | 248,094.00 |
Auction Date | July 28, 2021 - July 28, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 297,900.00 |
Sale Number | #N10725 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 443,500.00 |
Total Lots | 71 | ||
Sold Lots | 71 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 297,900.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 443,500.00 |
Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 55.94% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Victor Skrebneski | Bette Davis, Los Angeles |
1971, late 1970s | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 30,240.00 |
18 | Vik Muniz | The Origin of the World (After Courbet) (from Pictures of Soil) |
1999 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,710.00 |
25 | Henry Wessel, Jr. | Selected Images |
1974 and 1977, printed 1979 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
6 | Rinko Kawauchi | Selected Images from Utatane |
2001 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 9,450.00 |
23 | Bill Brandt | Rainswept Roofs |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,820.00 | |
39 | Diane Arbus | 'Xmas tree in a living room in Levittown, L. I.' |
1963, 1973 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 |
63 | Wilson A. Bentley | Selected Images of Snowflakes |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 | |
14 | Lee Miller | Picnic, Mougins (Nusch and Paul Eluard, Roland Penrose, Man Ray and Ady Fidelin) |
1937, printing date unknown | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,300.00 |
50 | Berenice Abbott | Selected Images of New York |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,300.00 | |
61 | Brassaï | Place de la Concorde at Night |
1930s | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 6,300.00 |
46 | Jerry Uelsmann | Selected Images |
1982 and 1987 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,048.00 |
4 | Mary Ellen Mark | Amanda and Her Cousin Amy, Valdese, North Carolina |
1990, printed later | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,670.00 |
15 | Florence Henri | Line Viala (Nude Study) |
1934 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,670.00 |
55 | Arthur Rothstein | Arthur Rothstein |
1981 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,670.00 |
2 | Mary Ellen Mark | Tiny Blowing a Bubble, Seattle (from Streetwise) |
1983, printed later | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,292.00 |
70 | Edward Steichen | Lotus, Mount Kisco, New York |
1915, printed circa 1960 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
22 | Danny Lyon | Selected Images |
1963 and 1966, printed in 2014 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,788.00 |
11 | Karine Laval | Selected Images (from The Pool) |
2002 and 2005 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,410.00 |
56 | André Villers | Selected Images of Pablo Picasso's Studio, Vallauris |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,410.00 | |
10 | Aaron Siskind | Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation 37 |
1953, printed later | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,032.00 |
44 | Walker Evans | Selected Images |
1973, printed in 1974 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,032.00 |
12 | Garry Winogrand | The Beverly Hilton, L. A. (From New California Views portfolio) |
1979 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 3,780.00 |
29 | William Eggleston | Oxford, Mississippi (from The Democratic Forest) |
USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,780.00 | |
35 | William Wegman | Untitled (Fireplace with Cinderella and Stepmother) (from Cinderella) |
1992 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,528.00 |
13 | Edward Weston | 'Nude Floating' (Charis in the Pool) |
1939 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,276.00 |