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Sotheby's - The results of the Gunter Sachs sale
Gunter Sachs, Ascot, 1995 c-print 125 by 188cm. 49¼ by 74in. Photographed in 1995, this work was printed in 2012 by the Gunter Sachs Estate and is number 9 from an edition of 15. Estimate : 8,000 – 12,000 £ Lot sold : 202,250 £
Richard Avedon, Brigitte Bardot Silver print photograph, numbered 6 of an edition of 35 1959 50 by 60cm Estimate: £40,000–60,000 Lot sold : 145,250 £
Gunter Sachs, Origine d'un cri, 1991 c-print, in six parts 180 by 450cm. 70 7/8 by 177 1/8in. Photographed in 1991, this work was printed in 2012 by the Gunter Sachs Estate and is number 3 from an edition of 15. Estimate : 10,000 – 15,000 € Lot sold : 121,250 £
David Lachapelle, Deluge Digital c-print mounted and on aluminium, in three parts Each : 181 by 234cm Overall : 181 by 702cm Executed in 2007, this work is AP ½ aside from the edition of 5. Estimate : 60,000 – 80,000 £ Lot sold : 73,250 £
Gunter Sachs, 4 Jahreszeiten (Claudia Schiffer), 1991 c-print, in four parts each : 102 by 102 cm Estimate : 10,000 – 15, 000 £ Lot sold : 61,250 £
Andy Warhol 1928 - 1987, 40 PHOTOGRAPHS, 1980, (Arnold Schwarzenegger at Warhol’s Factory, New York) each signed and numbered 3/15 on the reverse Executed in 1980, this work is number 3 from an edition of 15. Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 £ Lot sold : 505,250 £
Gunter Sachs, Die Farbe Blau, Diptych, 2003 c-print in two parts each 72 by 108cm Estimate : 8,000 – 12,000 £ Lot sold : 51,650 £
Candida Höfer, B. 1944 Spiegelkantine 5, 2000 155 by 155cm. 61 by 61in. Executed in 2000, this work is number 3 from an edition of 6 Estimate : 10,000 – 15,000 £ Lot sold : 49,250 £
Sandy Skoglund, B.1946 The Green House, 1990 signed, titled, dated, and numbered Cibachrome print Sheet: 126.9 by 179.3cm. 50 by 70 7/8 in. Executed in 1990, this work is number 28 from an edition of 30 Estimate : 8,000 – 12,000 £ Lot sold : 37,250 £
Izima Kaoru, B. 1954 Tominaga Ai Wears Prada, #401, 2004 each: 50.8 by 67.3cm. 20 by 26½in. Executed in 2004, this series is number 1 from an edition of 7. Estimate : 10,000 – 15,000 £ Lot sold : 16,250 £
Gunter Sachs, Ascot, 1995 c-print 125 by 188cm. 49¼ by 74in. Photographed in 1995, this work was printed in 2012 by the Gunter Sachs Estate and is number 9 from an edition of 15. Estimate : 8,000 – 12,000 £ Lot sold : 202,250 £
On May 22 Sotheby’s London held an auction of items from the Gunter Sachs collection. The sale of this avant-garde collection reached an impressive £35.6 million with 90% of the lots sold. Here are the 10 photographs that received the highest bids.
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