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Sothebys: Modern and Contempory Discoveries
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern and Contempory Discoveries | Total Sales (EUR) | 163,560.00 |
| Auction Date | November 13, 2024 - November 13, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 144,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #DE2440 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 212,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 22 | ||
| Sold Lots | 18 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 169,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.82% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 246,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 66.49% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | Rineke Dijkstra | Kolobrzeg, Polen (from Beach Portraits) |
1992 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 33,600.00 |
| 104 | Gerhard Richter | Annunciation after Titian (P12) |
2015 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 28,800.00 |
| 149 | Herb Ritts | Djimon with Octopus, Hollywood |
1989 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 13,200.00 |
| 151 | Robert Mapplethorpe | Jack Walls |
1982 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 13,200.00 |
| 153 | George Hoyningen-Huene | The Divers |
1930, printed later. | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 13,200.00 |
| 161 | Pieter Hugo | Mummy Ahmadu and Mallam Mantari Lamal with Mainasara, Abuja, Nigeria (from The Hyena and Other Men) |
2005 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 13,200.00 |
| 155 | Pieter Hugo | Portrait #1, Rwanda, 2014 (from 1994) |
2014 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 9,600.00 |
| 160 | Peter Hujar | Merce Cunningham and John Cage Seated |
1986 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,400.00 |
| 162 | Roger Ballen | Dresie and Casie, Twins, Western Transvaal, South Africa |
1993 and printed in 1996 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,400.00 |
| 179 | Judit Reigl | Presence |
EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 4,800.00 | |
| 100 | William Klein | Smoke + Veil, Paris (Vogue) |
1958 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 4,560.00 |
| 164 | Edward Burtynsky | Bao Steel #7 (from China) |
2005 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 3,600.00 |
| 150 | Andres Serrano | Piss Discus |
1988 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 2,880.00 |
| 157 | Alfred Eisenstaedt | Children at a Puppet Theater II, Paris |
1963, printed later. | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 1,920.00 |
| 165 | Michael Wolf | Transparent City #85 |
2007 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 1,920.00 |
| 216 | Floris NeusA1/4ss | WA$chter II |
1985 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 960.00 |
| 152 | Bruce Weber | Tim, Rooftop, Miami Beach, Florida |
1986 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 720.00 |
| 156 | Alfred Eisenstaedt | First Lesson at the Truempy Ballet School, Berlin |
1930 and printed in 1995 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 600.00 |
