RESULTS: New York - Photographs from the Forbes Collection 20/21 Photographs Triple XXX: Photographs from the Collection of Don Sanders

Total: $6,104,375/£3,723,669/€4,822,456

New York

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178 lots sold		Total: $6,104,375/£3,723,669/€4,822,456			70% sold by lot
262 lots offered		£0.61= $1 / €0.79=$1			N/A% sold by value
Lot	Description		Estimate ($)	Price Realized		Buyer
126	Edward Weston (1886-1958) Natilus Shell, 1927, gelatin silver print.		300,000 - 500,000	$461,000 £281,210 €364,190		Anonymous
335	Helmut Newton (1920-2004) 'Private Property, Suites I, II and III', 1984 the complete set of 45 gelatin silver prints.		250,000 - 350,000	$389,000 £237,290 €307,310		European Anonymous
346	Helmut Newton (1920-2004), Bergstrom over Paris, 1976 chromogenic print flush-mounted on aluminum.		200,000 - 300,000	$293,000 £178,730 €231,470		South American Private
10	Irving Penn (1917-2009), Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), 1950, platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted on aluminum.		200,000 - 300,000	$245,000 £149,450 €193,550		European Anonymous
150	William Eggleston (B. 1939) Untitled (Memphis), 1970. Dye-transfer print, printed 1999.		200,000 - 300,000	$233,000 £142,130 €184,070		US Trade
14	Irving Penn (1917-2009), Mermaid Dress (Rochas), Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, Paris, 1950, platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted on aluminum.		80,000 - 120,000	$209,000 £127,490 €165,110		European Anonymous
207	Irving Penn (1917-2009) Woman with Roses on her arm (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Paris, 1950. Platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted on aluminum, printed August-September 1977.		150,000 - 250,000	$173,000 £105,530 €136,670		European Anonymous
116	Irving Penn (1917-2009) Black and White 'Vogue' Cover, (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950, gelatin silver print, printed 1984.		80,000 - 120,000	$161,000 £98,210 €127,190		European Anonymous
37	Irving Penn (1917-2009), 2 Guedras, 1974, platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted on aluminum.		50,000 - 70,000	$137,000 £83,570 €108,230		European Anonymous
320	Helmut Newton (1920-2004), Big Nudes, 1993, 5 gelatin silver prints, printed 1994.		50,000 - 70,000	$137,000 £83,570 €108,230		US Private
Philippe Garner, Deputy Chairman and the sales’ auctioneer, remarked: “Three sessions, including two private collections, brought an exciting range of photographic masterpieces to the market, among them many works never seen before at auction. The top prices were set by exceptional works from Edward Weston, Helmut Newton and Irving Penn. Bidders competed from every corner of the globe with both private and institutional collectors in participation, demonstrating the strength and range of the market for photographs.”

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