• Auction 16651

    MoMA: Bill Brandt

    16 January 2018 - 24 January 2018, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 377,750 (USD)
41 Lots for Sale 16651
Lot 1
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Evening in Kew Gardens, London, c. 1935
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '69' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date '1932' on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 17 1/8 x 14 5/8 in. (43.5 x 37.1 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 2
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Vastérival Beach, Normandy, 1954
variously numbered in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 24 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (61.5 x 52.3 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$12,500
Lot 3
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
East End Morning, 1937
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '17' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 24 1/8 x 21 1/8 in. (61.2 x 53.5 cm.)
sheet: 24 1/2 x 21 5/8 in. (62.1 x 54.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$13,750
Lot 5
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Seaford, East Sussex Coast, 1957
numbered 'p. 43' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 24 1/8 x 20 5/8 in. (61.2 x 52.3 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$22,500
Lot 6
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Vastérival, Normandy, 1957
numbered 'p. 47' in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 24 1/8 x 20 5/8 in. (61.2 x 52.3 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$10,625
Lot 7
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Northumbrian Miner at His Evening Meal, 1937
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '20' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 8
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Deserted Street in Bloomsbury, London, 1942
image/sheet/flush mount: 20 x 17 1/4 in. (50.8 x 43.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 9
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
East Durham Coal-Miner Just Home from the Pit, 1937
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '23' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,750
Lot 10
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Coal Miners’ Houses without Windows to the Street, Northern England,...
numbered '2' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil with typed credit, title and date on Museum of Modern Art label (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 20 x 17 1/4 in. (50.7 x 43.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 11
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Parlourmaid Preparing a Bath Before Dinner, c. 1937
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '74' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 12
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Barmaid at the Crooked Billet, Tower Hill, London, 1939
numbered '25' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil with typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image: 20 x 17 1/4 in. (50.8 x 43.8 cm.)
sheet: 20 3/8 x 17 5/8 in. (51.7 x 44.7 cm.)
mount: 30 x 26 in. (76.1 x 66 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 13
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Losing at the Horse Races, Auteuil, Paris, c. 1932
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '41' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 14
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Dylan Thomas and his wife, Caitlin, in their room, Manresa Road, Chelsea,...
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '85' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 17 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. (43.4 x 36.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 15
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Bomarzo, Italy, 1965
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '42' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 16
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
St. John's Wood, London, 1957
numbered 'p. 59' in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 24 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (61.4 x 52 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 18
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Belgravia, London, 1953
numbered 'p. 26' in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 24 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (61.5 x 52.3 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 19
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
London, 1958
numbered 'p. 27' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 24 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (61.5 x 52.3 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 20
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Campden Hill, London, 1953
numbered 'p. 10' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 24 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (61.5 x 52 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 21
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Campden Hill, London, 1955
numbered 'p. 13' in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 23 7/8 x 20 1/2 in. (60.9 x 52.1 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 22
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Henry Moore, 1960
numbered '105' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 24 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (61.5 x 52.3 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$25,000
Lot 23
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Jean Arp, 1960
numbered '106' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 24 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (61.5 x 52.3 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$35,000
Lot 24
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Antonio Tapies, 1964
numbered '104' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 24 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (61.5 x 52.3 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 25
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Tombstone, Barcelona, c. 1931
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '33' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 26
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Crystal Palace Garden, London, 1939
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '40' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 27
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Bomarzo, Italy, 1965
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '36' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,500
Lot 28
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Evening in West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire, 1943
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '66' twice and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 17 x 14 1/2 in. (43.1 x 36.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$9,375
Lot 29
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Soho Bedroom, London, 1934
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '8' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 30
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Prior Park, near Bath, 1942
numbered '76' in pencil with typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 24 1/4 x 20 1/8 in. (61.5 x 51 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 31
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Coal-searcher going home to Jarrow, 1937
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '18' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image: 24 x 20 3/4 in. (60.9 x 52.6 cm.)
sheet: 25 x 21 1/8 in. (63.5 x 53.6 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 32
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, 1946
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '54' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
sheet: 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (36.1 x 31.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 33
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Stonehenge under Snow, 1947
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '45' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image: 20 x 17 in. (50.7 x 43.2 cm.)
sheet: 20 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (51.4 x 44.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$9,375
Lot 34
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Gull’s Nest on Mid-Summer Night, Isle of Skye, 1947
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '58' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image: 24 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (61.5 x 52.3 cm.)
sheet: 24 7/8 x 21 1/4 in. (63.1 x 53.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$9,375
Lot 35
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Top Withens, West Riding, Yorkshire, 1945
numbered '48' in pencil (mount, recto); numbered '48' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil with typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image: 20 x 17 1/4 in. (50.8 x 43.8 cm.)
sheet: 20 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (52 x 45 cm.)
mount: 30 x 26 in. (76.1 x 66 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 36
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Brighton Beach, c. 1934
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '55' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date '1932' on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
sheet: 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (36.1 x 31 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 37
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Flea Market, Paris, 1929
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '38' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 38
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Children in Sheffield, 1937
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '13' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 39
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Customers at the Crooked Billet, Tower Hill, London, 1939
numbered '26' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil/red pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 40
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Halifax, 1937
signed in ink (mount, recto); numbered 'p. 40' with typed credit and title on Museum of Modern Art label (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (34.2 x 29.2 cm.)
mount: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.7 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 41
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
E.M. Forster in His Room at King's College, Cambridge, 1947
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '95' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 42
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Common Lodging-house, near the Elephant and Castle, 1937
stamped photographer's 'BILL BRANDT' credit in blue ink, numbered '5' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 43
BILL BRANDT (1904–1983)
Crowded, Improvised Air-Raid Shelter in a Liverpool Street Tube Tunnel,...
numbered '118' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil with typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 24 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (61.5 x 52.3 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$10,000
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