Trades photographs Sotheby's had 2.38 million

Yesterday in New York ended auction Sotheby's, on the photo . The most expensive lot, as expected, was the portrait of Lucia Mohoy made by her husband, a Hungarian photographer Laszlo Mohoy-Nadem (Moholy-Nagy László). The portrait was sold for 242.5 thousand dollars when estimeyte at 200-300 thousand.

The second work is in the list of top lots, «New Orleans (Tram)» Robert Frank (Robert Frank), not much, but it has exceeded the expectations of organizers - the buyer had given her for 122,5 thousand dollars (estimeyt : 80-120 thousand dollars).

The next result is the list of leaders has also shown the photo by Robert Frank - Work «London (Hearse)», went under the hammer for 98.5 thousand dollars (80-120 thousand).

For a similar amount to the buyer went platinum print, made by Robert Mapplethorpe (Robert Mapplethorpe), entitled «Coral Sea». It is little estimeyta reached at 100-150 thousand dollars. But «Kalla» Mapplethorpe, estimated at 60-80 thousand dollars, brought the whole 92.5 thousand.

exceeded the expectations and shot William Egglstona (William Eggleston) «Untitled (Peaches! Near Greenville, Mississippi)», which was sold for 80.5 thousand dollars (50-70 thousand).

Regarding exposed to auction rare daguerreotype - one of the earliest images of a view of New York, he found a buyer. He purchased thousands of dollars for the 62.5-wife collectors Billy and Jennifer Frist (Billy and Jennifer Frist) from Nashville.

Along with the top ten leaders of the last auction of the complete фотопортрет Picasso Irvine Penna (Irving Penn) and two sets of images Ancell Adams (Ansel Adams), who also brought in 62.5 thousand dollars.

Denise Bethel (Denise Bethel), director of photography Sotheby's, said that buyers were very active. And it affected all price ranges: from 5 to 200-300 thousand dollars. Of the 186 lots offered at auction were sold to 118, and the total amount of revenue amounted to 2.38 million dollars.

material produced Catherine Onuchin

Source: sothebys.com , artinvestment.ru