• Auction 22743

    The Collection of Sir Elton John: Elton’s Superstars

    9 February 2024 - 28 February 2024, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 587,916 (USD)
65 Lots for Sale 22743
Lot 1201
TERRY O'NEILL (1938–2019)
Elton John Performing a Handstand, 1972
signed in ink (margin)
image: 17 ¾ x 22 in. (45 x 55.8 cm.)
sheet: 19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (50.4 x 60.6 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$22,680
Lot 1202
ELLIOTT ERWITT (1928–2023)
Marilyn Monroe, New York City, 1956
signed in ink (margin); signed, titled, dated in pencil (verso); credited and titled on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (mat backing board)
image: 12 x 18 in. (30.4 x 45.7 cm.)
sheet: 15 7/8 x 19 ¾ in. (40.3 x 50.1 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$10,710
Lot 1203
JOEL BRODSKY (1939–2007)
Jim Morrison, The Doors, The American Poet, New York City, 1967
signed, dated, and numbered '20/28' in pencil (margin)
image: 15 x 15 in. (38.1 x 38.1 cm.)
sheet: 17 x 17 in. (43.1 x 43.1 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$17,640
Lot 1204
ALICE WHEELER (B. 1961)
Kurt Cobain at MTV’s Live and Loud, Pier 63, Seattle WA, Dec. 13, 1993
signed, dated and numbered '5/20' in ink (recto); credited, titled, dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection and gallery label (frame backing board)
image/sheet: 20 x 30 in. ( 50.8 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$8,190
Lot 1205
PHIL STERN (1919–2014)
Ray Charles, 1975
signed, titled, dated in ink (verso); signed, titled, dated, and copyright credit stamp (flush mount, verso)
image: 29 1/8 x 40 in. (73.9 x 101.6 cm.)
sheet/flush mount: 33 1/8 x 44 in. (84.1 x 111.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$8,820
Lot 1206
ULVIS ALBERTS (B. 1942)
Cher and Elton, Hollywood, 1975
signed, titled, dated and numbered '2/25' in pencil (mount, recto); signed with copyright insignia, titled, dated and numbered '2/25' in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (33.3 x 24.4 cm.)
mount: 19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.4 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$10,710
Lot 1207
DAVID BAILEY (B. 1938)
Andy Warhol, 1965
signed and numbered '5/60' in pencil (verso); credited, titled, dated on affixed exhibition and Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image: 12 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (32.7 x 32.7 cm.)
sheet: 19 1/8 x 15 7/8 in. (48.5 x 40.3 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$7,560
Lot 1208
IRVING PENN (1917–2009)
Rock Groups, San Francisco, (Big Brother and the Holding Company and The...
signed, titled, dated [with print date] and numbered '40/50' and ‘2446’ in pencil, stamped photographer's copyright credit and edition information (mount, verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection and gallery labels (frame backing board)
image: 19 x 19 5/8 in. (48.4 x 49.8 cm.)
sheet: 22 x 24 5/8 in. (55.8 x 62.5 cm.)
mount: 22 x 26 in. (55.8 x 66 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$40,320
Lot 1209
STEVE SCHAPIRO (1934–2002)
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) Shadowboxing at Home, Louisville,...
signed, titled, dated and stamped photographer's copyright credit in pencil and ink (verso); numbered '3/10' in marker and credited, titled, dated and numbered on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing)
overall framed: 20 x 59 ¾ in. (50.8 x 151.7 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$15,120
Lot 1210
TERRY O’NEILL (1938–2019)
Elton John, Dodger's Stadium, 1975
signed, numbered '1/50' in ink (verso); credited, titled, dated and numbered on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image: 18 x 27 in. (45.7 x 68.5 cm.)
sheet: 19 7/8 x 29 ¾ in. (50.4 x 75.5 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$18,900
Lot 1211
TERRY O’NEILL (1938–2019)
Elton John Performing at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, 1975
signed in ink (margin)
image: 17 ¼ x 26 3/8 in. (48.8 x 66.9 cm.)
sheet: 19 7/8 x 28 ¾ in. (50.4 x 74 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$16,380
Lot 1212
ANNIE LEIBOVITZ (B. 1949)
Beck, Los Angeles, 2001
signed, titled, dated and numbered '3/40' in ink (margin)
image: 17 ¼ x 23 in. (43.8 x 58.4 cm.)
sheet: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.9 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,040
Lot 1213
TERENCE DONOVAN (1936–1996)
Francis Bacon on a London street, 1st September 1990
signed in pencil by Diana Donovan with Estate copyright credit stamp and annotated 'Elton John' in pencil in an unknown hand (verso)
image:13 ½ x 20 ¼ in. (34.3 x 51.4 cm.)
sheet: 20 x 23 7/8 in. (50.8 x 60.6 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,890
Lot 1214
HERB RITTS (1952–2002)
Tom Cruise IV, Malibu, 1993
signed, titled and dated by Mark McKenna, Executive Director Herb Ritts Foundation, numbered '2/8' in pencil in photographer's foundation credit stamp (verso); credited, titled, dated and numbered on affixed gallery label and Sir Elton John Photography collection label (mat backing board)
image: 13 x 9 3/8 in. (33.2 x 23.8 cm.)
sheet: 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (35.2 x 27.6 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$12,600
Lot 1215
HERB RITTS (1952–2002)
Ben Affleck I, El Mirage, 2002
signed, titled and dated by Mark McKenna, Executive Director Herb Ritts Foundation, numbered '3/7' in pencil in photographer's foundation credit stamp (verso); credited and titled on affixed labels (mat backing board)
image: 12 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (32 x 25.4 cm.)
sheet: 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (35.2 x 27.6 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$6,048
Lot 1216
HERB RITTS (1952–2002)
Kate Moss 5, Malibu, 1994
signed, titled and dated by Mark McKenna, Executive Director Herb Ritts Foundation, numbered '1/2' in pencil in foundation copyright credit stamp (verso)
image: 13 3/8 x 8 ¾ in. (33.9 x 22.2 cm.)
sheet: 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (35.2 x 27.6 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$11,970
Lot 1217
HERB RITTS (1952–2002)
Stephanie, Cindy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989
signed, titled dated by Mark McKenna, Executive Director Herb Ritts Foundation, numbered '3/5' in pencil in photographer's copyright credit stamp and variously annotated in an unknown hand (verso)
image: 10 3/8 x 12 7/8 in. (26.3 x 32.7 cm.)
sheet: 10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (27.6 x 35.2 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$30,240
Lot 1218
HERB RITTS (1952–2002)
Jack Nicholson, Los Angeles, 1986
copyright credit blindstamp (margin); signed, titled, dated and numbered '22/25' in pencil (verso); credited and titled on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (mat backing board)
image: 19 x 14 ¾ in. (48.2 x 37.4 cm.)
sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.4 x 40.3 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$15,120
Lot 1219
HERB RITTS (1952–2002)
Richard Gere II, Los Angeles, 1977
signed, titled and dated by Mark McKenna, Executive Director Herb Ritts Foundation, numbered '2/2' in pencil in foundation copyright credit stamp and (verso); credited, titled, dated and numbered on affixed gallery label and Sir Elton John Photography collection label (mat backing board)
image: 11 ¼ x 7 ¼ in. (28.5 x 18.4 cm.)
sheet: 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (35.2 x 27.6 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$5,292
Lot 1220
SID AVERY (1918–2002)
Steve McQueen Driving his XK-SS Jaguar Through Nichols Canyon in the...
signed in pencil with typed credit, title and date on affixed label (verso)
image: 9 ¼ x 18 ½ in. (23.4 x 46.9 cm.)
sheet: 16 x 20 in.(40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,032
Lot 1221
DAVID BAILEY (B. 1938)
Mick Jagger, Jerry Hall, 1988
signed and annotated '10 printed by Bailey 96' and annotated in an unknown hand in pencil (verso)
image:4 3/8 x 6 ¼ in. (11.1 x 15.8 cm.)
sheet:6 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (16.8 x 21.2 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,788
Lot 1222
TERENCE DONOVAN (1936–1996)
Marianne Faithfull I, 1966
signed, titled, dated, and numbered '1/50' in pencil by Diana Donovan (verso)
image: 13 3/8 x 20 1/8 in. (33.9 x 51.1 cm)
sheet: 19 7/8 x 23 ¾ in.(50.5 x 60.3 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,016
Lot 1223
DAVID BAILEY (B. 1938)
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1965
signed, dated and annotated 'one of 21' and variously annotated in an unknown hand in pencil (verso)
image: 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (22.5 x 22.5 cm.)
sheet:14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.9 cm)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$16,380
Lot 1224
DAVID BAILEY (B. 1938)
John Lennon, 1965
signed, numbered '4/60' and variously annotated in an unknown hand in pencil (verso)
image: 13 x 12 7/8 in. (33 x 32.7 cm.)
sheet: 19 x 15 3/8 in. (48.2 x 39 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,788
Lot 1225
DAVID BAILEY (B. 1938)
The Kray Brothers, 1965
signed, dated and annotated 'one of 12' and variously annotated in an unknown hand in pencil (verso)
image: 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (22.5 x 22.5 cm.)
sheet:14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.9 cm)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$6,048
Lot 1226
LORD SNOWDON (1930–2017)
Rudolf Nureyev, Royal Ballet, London, 1963
signed and numbered '4/50' in ink (margin); annotated in pencil in an unknown hand (verso)
image: 20 1/8 x 13 1/2 in. (51.1 x 34.2 cm.)
sheet: 24 x 19 7/8 in. ( 60.9 x 50.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$15,120
Lot 1227
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Lucian Freud, Paddington, London, 1963
signed and numbered '2/50' in ink (margin); credited, titled, dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image: 17 5/8 x 26 ½ in. (44.7 x 67.3 cm.)
sheet: 21 ½ x 30 ½ in. (54.6 x 77.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$8,190
Lot 1228
CECIL BEATON (1904–1980)
Queen at Princess Margaret's Wedding, 1960
signed in ink (recto); credited, titled, dated on affixed gallery and Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image: 19 x 14 7/8 in. (48.2 x 37.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$8,820
Lot 1229
ELLIOTT ERWITT (1928–2023)
Jacqueline Kennedy, Arlington, Virginia, 1963
annotated in an unknown hand in pencil (verso)
image: 10 ¼ x 16 3/8 in. (26 x 42.5 cm.)
sheet:15 7/8 x 19 ¾ in. (40.3 x 50.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$6,048
Lot 1230
EVE ARNOLD (1912–2012)
Marilyn Monroe during filming of The Misfits in the Nevada desert rehearsing...
signed, titled, dated and variously annotated in pencil (verso)
image:12 x 17 7/8 in. (30.4 x 45.4 cm)
sheet:15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$5,292
Lot 1231
ELLIOTT ERWITT (1928–2023)
Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1956
signed in ink (margin); signed, titled, dated and variously numbered in an unknown hand in pencil (verso); credited, titled, dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (mat backing board)
image: 8 x 12 in. (20.3 x 30.4 cm.)
sheet: 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 77.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$8,820
Lot 1232
ALFRED EISENSTAEDT (1898-1995)
Pensive Marilyn, 1953
blindstamped photographer's credit and numbered '26/80' in ink (margin); credited, titled, dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (mat backing board)
image:10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm.)
sheet: 16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$16,380
Lot 1233
ALFRED EISENSTAEDT (1898–1995)
Daydreaming Marilyn, Hollywood, California, 1953
blindstamped photographer's credit and numbered '34/80' in ink (margin); credited, titled, dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (mat backing board)
image:10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm.)
sheet: 16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,410
Lot 1234
ALFRED EISENSTAEDT (1898–1995)
Marilyn Monroe, 1953
signed, titled and dated in ink, stamped photographer's credit twice and Time Inc. copyright and reproduction limitation in in ink, variously annotated in pencil (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (mat backing board)
image: 9 ¼ x 6 ½ in. (23.4 x 16.5 cm.)
sheet: 10 x8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$10,080
Lot 1235
TERENCE DONOVAN (1936-1996)
Sophia Loren smoking on the set of Anthony Mann's The Fall of the Roman...
signed, titled, dated, and numbered '2/50' in pencil by Diana Donovan with Estate copyright credit stamp and annotated 'Elton John' in pencil in an unknown hand (verso)
image: 13 ¼ x 20 in. ( 33.6 x 50.8 cm.)
sheet: 19 7/8 x 23 ¾ in.(50.5 x 60.3 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$3,276
Lot 1236
WILLIAM CLAXTON (1927–2008)
Peggy Moffitt with Lydia Field and Léon Bing Wearing Sun Visors by Rudi...
signed, titled, dated and numbered 5/50 in pencil with the photographer's copyright credit stamp and various notations in an unknown hand (verso)
image: 15 1/8 x 15 3/8 in. (38.4 x 39 cm.)
sheet: 19 ¾ x 16 in. (50.1 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,520
Lot 1237
DAVID MOORE (1927-2003)
Mick Jagger, Sydney, 1965
signed, titled, dated, and numbered '4' and annotated in an unknown hand in pencil (verso)

image: 17 x 11 ½ in. (43.1 x 29.2 cm.)
sheet: 19 x 14 ¾ in. (48.2 x 37.4 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$6,930
Lot 1238
DAVID MOORE (1927-2003)
Mick Jagger, Sydney, 1965
signed, titled, dated, and numbered '3' annotated in an unknown hand in pencil (verso)
image: 17 x 11 ½ in. (43.1 x 29.2 cm.)
sheet:19 x 14 7/8 in. (48.2 x 37.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$2,268
Lot 1239
DAVID MOORE (1927-2003)
Mick Jagger, Sydney, 1965
signed, titled, dated and numbered '1' and annotated in an unknown hand in pencil (verso)
image:16 7/8 x 11 ½ in. (42.8 x 29.2 cm.)
sheet:19 x 14 7/8 in. (48.2 x 37.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$5,292
Lot 1240
DAVID MOORE (1927-2003)
Mick Jagger, Sydney, 1965
signed, titled, dated and numbered '2' and annotated in an unknown hand in pencil (verso)
image: 17 x 11 ½ in. (43.1 x 29.2 cm.)
sheet:19 x 14 ¾ in. (48.2 x 37.4 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$4,788
Lot 1241
HERMAN LEONARD (1923–2010)
Dexter Gordon, Royal Roost, New York, 1948
signed, titled, dated and numbered '6/50' in pencil (overmat and print verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection and museum labels (frame backing board)
image/sheet: 23 ¾ x 19 ¾ in. (60.3 x 50.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$17,640
Lot 1242
BOB WILLOUGHBY (1927–2009)
Miles Davis backstage after a Just Jazz concert, Shrine Auditorium,...
signed, titled, dated with reproduction limitation and artist copyright credit in pencil (verso)
image: 14 x 17 ¾ in. (35.5 x 43.9 cm.)
sheet: 15 7/8 x 19 ¾ in. (40.3 x 50.1 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$8,190
Lot 1243
HERMAN LEONARD (1923–2010)
Chet Baker, NYC, 1955
signed, titled, dated and numbered '4/10' in ink (margin); credited, titled, dated and numbered on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection and gallery labels (frame backing board)
image: 40 x 27 in. (101.6 x 68.5 cm.)
overall framed: 51 ½ x 42 5/8 in. (130.8 x 108.2 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$5,292
Lot 1244
LILLIAN BASSMAN (1917–2012)
Mary Jane Russell, Harper's Bazaar, 1951
signed, titled and dated in pencil (verso); affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image/sheet: 13 1/8 x10 in. (33.3 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,016
Lot 1245
PHIL STERN (1919–2014)
Bette Davis, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, 1962
stamped photographer's copyright credit and La Vista studio reproduction limitation in ink, titled and dated in pencil (verso); credited, titled, dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (mat backing board)
image: 14 ¾ x 18 7/8 in. (37.4 x 47.9 cm.)
sheet: 16 x 20 in. (40.64 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$2,394
Lot 1246
LORD SNOWDON (1930–2017)
Marlene Dietrich, Café de Paris, London, 1955
signed and numbered '2/50' in ink (margin); annotated in pencil in an unknown hand (verso)
image: 20 1/8 x 16 7/8 in. (51.1 x 42.8 cm.)
sheet: 23 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (60.6 x 50.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,772
Lot 1247
ROY SCHATT (1909-2002)
James Dean, from the Torn Sweater Series, 1954
each signed and numbered '19/70' in pencil (margin); the photographer's credit stamp and 'not for publication copyright James Dean Foundation Trust' stamps (verso)
image: 17 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (45.4 x 35.2 cm.)
sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. ( 50.4 x 40.3 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$13,860
Lot 1248
EDWARD QUINN (1920–1997)
Jayne Mansfield and the dance of the photographers Cannes Film Festival...
signed and dated [with print date] by the photographer's wife in Edward Quinn Archive stamp in ink (verso); affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image: 15 x 10 ¼ in. (38.1 x 26 cm.)
sheet: 15 ¾ x 11 7/8 in. (40 x 30.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,410
Lot 1249
ROBERT COBURN (1900-1990)
Joan Crawford, 1950s
photographer's blindstamp (image); signed, titled, annotated 'vintage photograph' in pencil and the photographers columbia pictures stamp (verso)
image/sheet: 13 ¼ x 10 in. (33.6 x 25.4 cm)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,268
Lot 1250
NORMAN PARKINSON (1913–1990)
Ava Gardner, British Vogue, 1953
credited, titled, dated, and variously annotated in pencil (verso); credited, titled, dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection and gallery labels (frame backing board)
image: 2 ¼ x 2 ¼ in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm.)
sheet: 2 ½ x 2 ¾ in. (6.3 x 6.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$3,528
Lot 1251
EDWARD QUINN (1920–1997)
Jayne Mansfield at the Carlton Hotel during the Cannes Film Festival 1958
signed and dated [with print date] by the photographer's wife in Edward Quinn Archive stamp in ink (verso); affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image: 11 1/8 x 11 1/8 in. (28.2 x 28.2 cm.)
sheet: 15 ¾ x 12 in. (40 x 30.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$5,292
Lot 1252
CECIL BEATON (1904–1980)
Marlene Dietrich, 1935
signed in red ink (mount, recto); stamped photographer's credit and titled in ink (mount, verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image/sheet: 15 ¼ x 16 5/8 in. (38.7 x 42.2 cm.)
mount: 18 5/8 x 19 in. (47. 3 x 48.2 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,780
Lot 1253
GEORGE HOYNINGEN–HUENE (1900–1968)
Cecil Beaton, Paris, 1930
initialed, dated and annotated 'Paris' in pencil (mount, recto); mount; annotated in pencil (mount, verso); credited and dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (mat backing board)
image/sheet: 10 ¼ x 6 ¾ in. (26.03 x 17.1 cm.)
mount: 16 ¼ x 13 ¼ in. (36.1 x 33.6 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,032
Lot 1254
HORST P. HORST (1906–1999)
Noel Coward, Paris, 1936
photographer's signature blind stamp (margin); signed, titled and dated in pencil (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image: 17 ¾ x 14 in. (45 x 35.5 cm.)
sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 ¾ in. (50.4 x 40 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,410
Lot 1255
HORST P. HORST (1906–1999)
Marlene Dietrich, New York, 1942
photographer's signature blind stamp (margin); signed, titled and dated in pencil (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image:17 7/8 x 13 ¾ in. ( 45.4 x 34.9 cm.)
sheet: 19 5/8 x 15 ¾ in. (49.8 x 40 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,190
Lot 1256
GEORGE HURRELL (1904-1992)
Clark Gable, 1931
signed and titled in pencil (verso); credited and titled on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image: 12 ¾ x 9 ¾ in. (32.3 x 24.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,024
Lot 1257
GEORGE HURRELL (1904–1992)
Jean Harlow, 1933
photographer's credit in pencil and signed by Sid Avery in ink in stamp, titled, dated [with print date] and inventory number in pencil, stamped Sid Avery Collection in ink (verso); credited and titled on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection and museum labels (frame backing board)
image: 11 ½ x 9 5/8 in. (29.2 x 24.4 cm.)
sheet: 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (35.2 x 27.6 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$5,292
Lot 1258
GEORGE HURRELL (1904-1992)
Jean Harlow, 1936
signed in pencil (margin); signed, titled and dated in pencil (verso)
image: 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.9 cm.)
sheet: 15 x 11 ¼ in. (38.1 x 28.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$5,292
Lot 1259
GEORGE HURRELL (1904–1992)
Joan Crawford, 1932
signed and numbered '10/12 A. P.' in ink (margin); titled and annotated 'Sid Avery Collection 1932' in pencil (verso); credited, and titled on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image: 13 ¼ x 10 ¼ in. (33.6 x 26 cm.)
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.5 x 27.6 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$5,670
Lot 1260
GEORGE HURRELL (1904–1992)
Joan Crawford,1938
signed in pencil (margin); credited, titled and dated [twice] in pencil (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image: 14 x 9 10 ¾ in. (35.5 x 27.3 cm.)
sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.4 x 40.3 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$6,048
Lot 1261
GEORGE HURRELL (1904–1992)
Marlene Dietrich, 1939
signed and numbered '6/15 A.P.' in ink (margin); annotated 'Sid Avery Collection 1939' in pencil (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection and gallery labels (frame and mat backing boards)
image: 13 ¼ x 10 ¼ in. (33.6 x 26 cm.)
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.5 x 27.6 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,788
Lot 1262
ROBERT COBURN (1900-1990)
Merle Oberon, 1940s
signed, titled and annotated 'vintage photograph' in pencil (verso)
image: 13 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (33.9 x 26.3 cm.)
sheet: 13 ¾ x 10 7/8 in. (34.9 x 27.6 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$2,772
Lot 1263
PHILIPPE HALSMAN (1906-1979)
Dalí Atomicus, 1948
signed, titled, dated [with print date] in pencil with copyright credit stamp (verso); credited, titled, dated on affixed museum and Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image: 14 1/4 x 18 3/8 in. (36.1 x 46.6 cm.)
sheet: 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (40 x 50.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$13,860
Lot 1264
WILLY RIZZO (1928–2013)
Salvador Dali, 1950
signed, numbered '4/15' in ink (verso)
image: 23 ¾ x 20 7/8 in. (60.3 x 53 cm.)
sheet: 27 1/8 x 24 3/8 in. (68.8 x 61.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$16,380
Lot 1265
ROBERT DOISNEAU (1912-1994)
Les Pains de Picasso, 1952
signed in ink (margin); signed, titled, dated [with print date], numbered '2/6' in ink (verso); credited, titled, dated on affixed gallery and Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
image:15 ½ x 12 in. (39.37 x 30.48 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$25,200
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