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LOT 2181 / 199 : Hiroshi Sugimoto FARNSWORTH HOUSE (LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE), FROM THE SERIES „ARCHITECTURE“ 2001. Gelatin silver print. 46,9 x 58,5 cm (49 x 60,2 cm) (18 ½ x 23 in. (19 ¼ x 23 ¾ in.)) From the edition of 25 numbered prints. EUR 10.000 – 15.000 / US $ 13,000 – 19,400 Sold for: 12,200 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2007 / 199 : Margaret Bourke-White A.T. & T. LONG LINE TOWERS THAT CONNECT TO SOUTH AMERICA SPREADING OUT ACROSS THE STATE, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ, US 1938. Vintage. Gelatin silver print. 34,2 x 25,7 cm (13 ½ x 10 ⅛ in.) EUR 6.000 – 8.000 / US $ 7,770 – 10,360 Sold for: 12,200 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2051 / 199 : Paul und Prosper Henry (1848-1905 / 1849-1903) „GÉMEAUX“, 14 MARS 1887 Vintage. Albumen print. 32,5 x 24,3 cm (12 ¾ x 9 ⅝ in.) EUR 4.000 – 6.000 / US $ 5,180 – 7,770 Sold for: 12,810 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2139 / 199 : Jürgen Klauke „AESTHETISCHE PARANOIA“ 2003/2006. C-Print, Diasec, 2006. 126,5 x 92,5 cm (160 x 124 cm) (49 ¾ x 36 ⅜ in. (63 x 48 ⅞ in.)) EUR 10.000 – 15.000 / US $ 13,000 – 19,400 Sold for: 13,420 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2093 / 199 : Julius Shulman „PIERRE KOENIG CSH # 22“ (CASE STUDY HOUSE # 22) 1960. Gelatin silver print, 1990s. 50,3 x 40,2 cm (19 ¾ x 15 ⅞ in.) EUR 3.000 – 4.000 / US $ 3,890 – 5,180 Sold for: 13,420 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2086 / 199 : Arnold Newman ALBERTO GIACOMETTI, PARIS 1954. Vintage. Gelatin silver print. 24,6 x 19,6 cm (25,2 x 20,2 cm) (9 ⅝ x 7 ¾ in. (9 ⅞ x 8 in.)) EUR 6.000 – 8.000 / US $ 7,770 – 10,360 Sold for: 17,080 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2006 / 199 : Eugène Atget „CHATEAU ROUGE, RUE GALANDE (DÉMOLI)“ 1899. Vintage. Albumen print. 22 x 17,7 cm (8 ⅝ x 7 in.) EUR 10.000 – 15.000 / US $ 13,000 – 19,400 Sold for: 18,300 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2135 / 199 : Andreas Gursky „SINGAPORE II“ 1997. C-Print, Diasec. Kodak-paper. 34 x 24 cm (80 x 60 cm) (13 ⅜ x 9 ½ in. (31 ½ x 23 ⅝ in.)) EUR 15.000 – 20.000 / US $ 19,400 – 25,900 Sold for: 18,300 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2149 / 199 : Helmut Newton „2 PLAYMATES WITH LEMON TREE, LOS ANGELES“ 1986. Gelatin silver print. 48,7 x 48 cm (60,3 x 50,6 cm) (19 ⅛ x 18 ⅞ in. (23 ¾ x 19 ⅞ in.)) EUR 10.000 – 15.000 / US $ 13,000 – 19,400 Sold for: 21,960 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2008 / 199 : Karl Blossfeldt EQUISETUM HIEMALE, WINTERSCHACHTELHALM 1900-1910. Gelatin silver contact print, 1915-1925. 12,8 x 18 cm (5 x 7 ⅛ in.) EUR 18.000 – 22.000 / US $ 23,300 – 28,500 Sold for: 29,280 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2112 / 199 : Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart PHOTO-MONTAGE NO. 7 1928. Vintage. Gelatin silver print of a photomontage, possibly 1929. 38,4 x 28,3 cm (41 x 30 cm) (15 ⅛ x 11 ⅛ in. (16 ⅛ x 11 ¾ in.)) EUR 6.000 – 8.000 / US $ 7,770 – 10,360 Sold for: 30,500 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2092 / 199 : Alexander Rodchenko „MUSEUM SERIES PORTFOLIO NUMBER 2: PORTRAITS“ 1924–1937. 28 gelatin silver prints, 1997 by Alexander Lavrentiev and Yuri Plaksin. From 15,4 x 22,5 cm to 24,4 x 18,4 cm (6 ⅛ x 8 ⅞ in. until 9 ⅝ x 7 ¼ in.) EUR 20.000 – 25.000 / US $ 25,900 – 32,400 Sold for: 32,940 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2161 / 199 : Thomas Ruff FROM THE SERIES „INTERIEURS“ 1979-1983. 13 C-Prints, 1979-1983. Kodak-paper (apart from one). Each 27,5 x 20,5 cm (30,5 x 24 cm) resp. 20,5 x 27,5 cm (24 x 30,5 cm) (10 ⅞ x 8 ⅛ in. (12 x 9 ½ in.) resp. 8 ⅛ x 10 ⅞ in. (9 ½ x 12 in.)) EUR 15.000 – 20.000 / US $ 19,400 – 25,900 Sold for: 36,600 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2122 / 199 : Peter Beard „KENYA ELEPHANT“ 1960. Gelatin silver print, before 1990. 57 x 38 cm (60,5 x 50 cm) (22 ½ x 15 in. (23 ⅞ x 19 ⅝ in.)) EUR 30.000 – 40.000 / US $ 38,900 – 51,800 Sold for: 37,820 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2143 / 199 : Robert Mapplethorpe SELF PORTRAIT (WITH MAKE-UP), N.Y.C 1980. Gelatin silver print. 35,2 x 35,4 cm (50,4 x 40 cm) (13 ⅞ x 13 ⅞ in. (19 ⅞ x 15 ¾ in.)) EUR 12.000 – 15.000 / US $ 15,500 – 19,400 Sold for: 51,240 EUR (incl. premium)

LOT 2121 / 199 : Peter Beard „CHEETAH CUBS AT NATL PARK HDQTR MWEIGA NR. NYERI (KENYA)“ 1968. Gelatin silver print, before 1999. 39 x 58 cm (42,5 x 60 cm) (15 ⅜ x 22 ⅞ in. (16 ¾ x 23 ⅝ in.)) EUR 20.000 – 30.000 / US $ 25,900 – 38,900 Sold for: 53,680 EUR (incl. premium)
LOT 2181 / 199 : Hiroshi Sugimoto FARNSWORTH HOUSE (LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE), FROM THE SERIES „ARCHITECTURE“ 2001. Gelatin silver print. 46,9 x 58,5 cm (49 x 60,2 cm) (18 ½ x 23 in. (19 ¼ x 23 ¾ in.)) From the edition of 25 numbered prints. EUR 10.000 – 15.000 / US $ 13,000 – 19,400 Sold for: 12,200 EUR (incl. premium)
This week, the Villa Grisebach presented 182 lots for the auction of modern and contemporary photographs autumn.
Total sales amounted to 739,137 euros, led by the works of Peter Beard, Robert Mapplethorpe, Thomas Ruff and Alexander Rodchenko.
The top 16 results are presented here in pictures : photographs sold between 12,000 and 54,000 euros.
Eva Gravayat
« Photographies modernes et contemporaines »
Auction - November 28th
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