PHILLIPS DE PURY. Londra, 17 maggio 2012
La vendita di Fotografie ha realizzato £2,209,263/$3,508,751 con 84% di venduto per valore e il 73% di venduto per lotto. Il top lot della vendita è stato “Hunting Cheetah’s on the Taru Desert, Kenya, June” di Peter Beard del 1960, aggiudicato a £325,250/$516,562, nuovo record mondiale per l’artista
La collezione di 14 opere di Josef Sudek ha fatto il 100% di venduto.
“We are ecstatic to make a new world record for the artist Peter Beard’s work. The diverse breadth of artists included in the sale attracted a lot of attention from the onset and created a constant buzz, with firm interest translating into successful bidding. We are truly delighted.” Lou Proud, Head of Photographs, London, Phillips de Pury & Company.
“Today’s sale demonstrated collectors’ eagerness in pursuing fresh material and prized lots by emerging and established photographers. The Photographs market is robust and continuously growing, yielding a steadfast increase in competitive bidding and confidence in the market.” Vanessa Kramer, Worldwide Head of Photographs, Phillips de Pury & Company.
Top Ten Lots:
108 PETER BEARD, Hunting Cheetahs on the Taru Desert, Kenya, June, £325,250/$516,562
57 IRVING PENN, Woman in Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Marrakech, Morocco, £99,650/$158,264
148 GÉRARD RANCINAN, Batman Family (girls), £97,250/$154,452
92 WALKER EVANS, Alabama Tenant Farmer (Floyd Burroughs), £85,250/$135,394
137 ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, Terrae Motus, £67,250/$106,806
146 DAVID LACHAPELLE, Deluge, £61,250/$97,277
75 EL LISSITZKY, Runner in the City, £58,850/$93,466
56 RICHARD AVEDON, Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent, Los Angeles, California, June 14, £55,250/$87,748
77 HORST P. HORST, Still life, Oyster Bay, Long Island, £46,850/$74,407
51 VERA LUTTER, Palazzo Papadopoli Venice XIX: March 14, £46,850/$74,407
Artist World Records:
108 PETER BEARD, Hunting Cheetahs on the Taru Desert, Kenya, June, £325,250/$516,562
148 GÉRARD RANCINAN, Batman Family (girls), £97,250/$154,452
99 YVES ULLENS, The Theatre of Lights #1, Knokke, Belgium, £32,450/$51,537
46 MICHAEL REISCH, Landschaft (Landscape) 10/005, £27,500/$43,676
28 ROXANNE LOWIT, Pamela Anderson and David LaChapelle, L.A., £11,875/$18,860
96 SAUL LEITER, Taxi, £10,000/$15,882
