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Sothebys: Elixir of Life: Photographs from The Olbricht Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Elixir of Life: Photographs from The Olbricht Collection | Total Sales (EUR) | 1,321,181.00 |
| Auction Date | November 19, 2025 - November 19, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 940,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #pf2540 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 1,355,800.00 |
| Total Lots | 63 | ||
| Sold Lots | 40.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 2,059,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 63.49% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 2,994,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 44.12% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | William Eggleston | Untitled (Greenwood, Mississippi) |
1973 | EUR 180,000.00 - 220,000.00 | EUR 228,600.00 |
| 21 | Cindy Sherman | Untitled Film Still #49 |
1979 | EUR 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | EUR 190,500.00 |
| 61 | Andres Serrano | Black Supper |
1990 | EUR 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | EUR 114,300.00 |
| 12 | Tracey Moffatt | Something More (9 photographs) |
1989 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 101,600.00 |
| 22 | Paul Outerbridge, Jr. | Nude with Frame (Rearview) |
1938 | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | EUR 63,500.00 |
| 23 | Paul Outerbridge, Jr. | Nude with Frame (Frontview) |
1938 | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | EUR 63,500.00 |
| 18 | Horst P. Horst | Camera Work Portfolio (B) |
1937-87, printed in the 1990s. | EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 50,800.00 |
| 59 | Desiree Dolron | Xteriors V |
2001-2009, printed 2010 | EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 50,800.00 |
| 1 | Philip-Lorca diCorcia | Marilyn; 28 Years Old; Las Vegas, Nevada; $30 |
1990-92, printed in 1998 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 44,450.00 |
| 17 | Umbo (Otto Umbehr) | Madchenkopf (Ruth, die Hand) |
1927 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 33,020.00 |
| 53 | Thomas Ruff | nudes wr 30 |
2000 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 30,480.00 |
| 39 | Robert Capa | Death of a Loyalist Militiaman near Espejo, Cordoba Front, Spain (Falling Soldier) |
1936, probably printed in the 1950s. | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 48 | Pieter Hugo | Abdullahi Mohammed with Mainasara, Lagos, Nigeria |
2007 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,400.00 |
| 58 | Robert Mapplethorpe | Flower Arrangement |
1986 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,400.00 |
| 62 | Matthew Barney | Cremaster 5: Court of Chain (Triptych) |
1997 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,400.00 |
| 19 | Pierre et Gilles | La Reine Blanche, Catherine Deneuve |
1991 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 19,050.00 |
| 24 | Irving Penn | Nude 115 |
1949-50. | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 19,050.00 |
| 63 | Albert Watson | Golden Boy, New York City |
1990 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 19,050.00 |
| 51 | Wolfgang Tillmans | Kneeling Nude |
1997 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 17,780.00 |
| 60 | Andres Serrano | The Church (St. Clotilde II, Paris) |
1991 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 15,240.00 |
| 13 | Tina Barney | Marina's Room |
1987 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 13,970.00 |
| 31 | Peter Hujar | Palermo Catacombs #8, Skull in Window |
1963 | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 13,970.00 |
| 47 | Rineke Dijkstra | The Buzz Club, Liverpool, England, March 11, 1995 |
1995 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,700.00 |
| 56 | Thomas Demand | Flur |
1996 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,700.00 |
| 11 | Larry Clark | Billy Mann |
1963, printed circa 1971 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 10,795.00 |
