Lots Sold: 81 | Lots Offered: 93 Sold by Lot: 87% | Sold by Value: 92%
Genevieve Janvrin and Yuka Yamaji, Co-Heads of Photographs, Europe, said, “Achieving the second highest total for a Photographs sale at Phillips London, today’s auction is a testimony to the continued demand across the globe for exceptional works.
ULTIMATE, a curated selection of works only available at Phillips, was 100% sold, featuring the top lot of the sale, John Baldessari’s ‘Transform (Lipstick)’, 1990.
ULTIMATE established seven world auction records including Japanese artists Seiji Kurata and Sohei Nishino, who are both in the top ten.
ULTIMATE CAMPAIGN, which champions advertising photography by today’s leading forces in fashion, was also 100% sold, and we are thrilled to have established a new world auction record for Bruce Weber. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Irving Penn and Richard Avedon all achieved notable prices, demonstrating the continued appeal of works by master 20th century photographers.”
TOP TEN LOTS
Lot
Description
Estimate
Price Achieved
32
John Baldessari, Transform (Lipstick), 1990
£300,000 – 400,000
£389,000
$501,810 /€451,240
59
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris, 1932
£30,000 – 50,000
£131,000
$168,990 /€151,960
28
Irving Penn, Girl in Bath (Jean Patchett), New York, 25 April 1950
£50,000 – 70,000
£118,750
$153,188 /€137,750
30
Irving Penn, Gisele, New York, 1 April 1999
£70,000 – 90,000
£106,250
$137,063 /€123,250
5
Bruce Weber, Ric and Natalie, Villa Tejas, Montecito, California, 1988
World Auction Record for the Artist
£40,000 – 60,000
£87,500
$112,875 /€101,500
29*
Richard Avedon, Dovima with Elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August, 1955
£100,000 – 150,000
£87,500
$112,875 /€101,500
84
Ruud Van Empel, Boy & Girl, 2008
£50,000 – 70,000
£68,750
$88,688 /€79,750
33
Sohei Nishino, London from Diorama Map, 2010
World Auction Record for the Artist
£30,000 – 50,000
£65,000
$83,850 /€75,400
39
Seiji Kurata, 入墨の男 [Irezumi no otoko] Tattooed Man from Flash Up, 1975
World Auction Record for the Artist
£15,000 – 25,000
£56,250
$72,563 /€65,250
4
Nick Knight, Alexander McQueen, Snakes, 2009
£40,000 – 60,000
£50,000
$64,500 /€58,000
PREVIOUS AUCTION RECORDS
Lot
Description
Estimate
Price Achieved
2
Alasdair McLellan, Kate Moss Supreme, 2012
£7,000 – 9,000
£21,250
$27,413 /€24,650
*previous record price: £6,875 set in 2016
5
Bruce Weber, Ric and Natalie, Villa Tejas, Montecito, California, 1988
£40,000 – 60,000
£87,500
$112,875 /€101,500
*previous record price: $75,000 set in 2016
24
Ormond Gigli, Girls in the Windows, New York City, 1960
£20,000 – 30,000
£43,750
$56,438 /€50,750
*previous record price: $56,250 set in 2015
34
Jungjin Lee, Unnamed Road #060, 2011
£25,000 – 35,000
£27,500
$35,475 /€31,900
*previous record price: $25,000 set in 2013
38
Daisuke Yokota, Untitled from Color Photographs, 2015
£8,000 – 12,000
£13,750
$17,738 /€15,950
*previous record price: £6,250 set in 2015
39
Seiji Kurata, 入墨の男 [Irezumi no otoko] Tattooed Man from Flash Up, 1975
£15,000 – 25,000
£56,250
$72,563 /€65,250
41
Kazuyoshi Usui, White Roses from Showa88, 2011
£4,000 – 6,000
£8,750
$11,288 /€10,150
42
Yoshinori Mizutani, Tokyo Parrots 023, 2013
£5,000 – 7,000
£6,875
$8,869 /€7,975
*previous record price: £6,250 set in 2016
44
Lee Jeonglok, Tree of Life #1, 2007
£7,000 – 9,000
£22,500
$29,025 /€26,100
*previous record price: $8,050 set in 2013
45
Chloe Sells, Blues from Measuring Infinity, 2016
£4,000 – 6,000
£4,375
$5,644 /€5,075
*previous record price: $300 hammer set in 2003
89
Valérie Belin, Giant Exhibition Aureole, 2013
£12,000 – 18,000
£22,500
$29,025 /€26,100
*previous record price: €16,576 set in 2009
