Hiroshi Sugimoto - Hermès Editeur - Couleurs de l’Ombre at the Museum der Kulturen, Basel. June 12 - 21, 2012.

Hiroshi Sugimoto - Hermès Editeur - Couleurs de l’Ombre at the Museum der Kulturen, Basel.

June 12 - 21, 2012.


  1. Camera: Nikon COOLPIX S8100
  2. Aperture: f/3.5
  3. Exposure: 1/28th
  4. Focal Length: 5mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 14th June 2012
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 11
    3. Tags Icon #hiroshi sugimoto#musuem der kulturen
From Christie’s London Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, June 29, 2011: Lot 329: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Winnetika Drive-In, Paramount, 1993, gelatin silver print, signed ‘Hiroshi Sugimoto’ (on the artist’s mount), blind stamped with title, date and number ‘WINNETIKA DRIVE-IN 4/25 712’ (on the margin), 20 x 24in. (50 x 60cm.) Executed in 1993, this work is number four from an edition of twenty-five. Est. £12,000 - £18,000. SOLD £13,750. (c) Hiroshi Sugimoto

From Christie’s London Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, June 29, 2011:

Lot 329: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Winnetika Drive-In, Paramount, 1993, gelatin silver print, signed ‘Hiroshi Sugimoto’ (on the artist’s mount), blind stamped with title, date and number ‘WINNETIKA DRIVE-IN 4/25 712’ (on the margin), 20 x 24in. (50 x 60cm.) Executed in 1993, this work is number four from an edition of twenty-five.

Est. £12,000 - £18,000. SOLD £13,750.

(c) Hiroshi Sugimoto

  1. Date Posted Icon 2nd July 2011
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 3
    3. Tags Icon #hiroshi sugimoto#photography#christies#at the auctions

Yet another show that opened in New York this weekend that I missed (the others are listed here)! Hiroshi Sugimoto is one of my favorite contemporary photographers and I wish I were able to go visit The Day After, his new solo show at The Pace Gallery.

These are my favorite works from the show.

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Lightning Fields 163, 2009, gelatin silver print, ed 1 of 5, 58-3/4” x 47” (149.2 cm x 119.4 cm).

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Lightning Fields 176, 2009, gelatin silver print, ed 1 of 5, 58-3/4” x 47” (149.2 cm x 119.4 cm).

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Lightning Fields 177, 2009, gelatin silver print, ed 1 of 5, 58-3/4” x 47” (149.2 cm x 119.4 cm).

See more at the gallery’s website.

  1. Date Posted Icon 6th November 2010
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 5
    3. Tags Icon #hiroshi sugimoto#the pace gallery#photography
Phillips de Pury tends to do a great job when it comes to curating their Theme sales and Photographs on October 8 was no exception. I’ve included my ten favorite lots here in this post. Several are also mentioned in tasj vol ii - issue iii, which you should all receive in the mail soon. This issue actually has a marked focus on Phillips as it includes an interview with George O’Dell, one of their contemporary art specialists, as part of our Backstage Series. I hope you enjoy it - I think it’s a really interesting peek into the inner workings of the auction house. Lot 1: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Queen Charlotte’s Ball, London, 1959, gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink and blindstamp credit in the margin, 44.8 x 30.5 cm. est. $12,000-18,000. SOLD $20,000. Lot 12: Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1968, gelatin silver print, printed circa 2002, signed in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso, 20.3 x 30.5 cm. est. $3,000-4,000. SOLD $3,125. Lot 312: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1990, gelatin silver print, blindstamp title, date and number 19/25 343 in the margin; signed in pencil on the mount, 42.2 x 54.6 cm. est. $35,000-45,000. SOLD $68,500. Lot 316: Daido Moriyama, Nikko Toshogu, 1977, gelatin silver print, signed and dated in pencil on the verso. 20.3 x 29.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. BOUGHT IN. Lot 336: Sebastiao Salgado, Iceberg Between the Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005, gelatin silver print, signed, titled ‘Antartica’ [sic] and dated in pencil on the verso, 54 x 76.5 cm. est. $12,000-$15,000. SOLD $17,500. Lot 345: Erwin Olaf, The Boardroom from Rain, 2004, lambda print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/7 in ink on an artist’s label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount, 120 x 167.6 cm. est. $15,000-20,000. SOLD $21,250. Lot 361: Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005, color coupler print, signed in ink, printed title, date and numbered 22/25 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount, 55.9 x 45.7cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $8,750. Lot 390: Mona Kuhn, Reflecting, 2006, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/8 in pencil on the reverse of the mount, 75.6 x 75.6cm. est. $6,000-$8,000. SOLD $8,125. Lot 395: Massimo Vitali, Robert Moses Park, 2006, color coupler print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/6 in ink on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame, 149.9 x 189.2 cm. est. $15,000-$20,000. SOLD $31,250. Lot 401: Alex Prager, Cindy, 2007, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered in ink on the reverse of the acrylic flush-mount, one from an edition of 9, 61 x 124.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $6,250. Click here to see more works from the sale - in addition to the ones I’ve mentioned here, I recommend looking at those by Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Lorna Simpson and Marilyn Minter. Images courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company. Phillips de Pury tends to do a great job when it comes to curating their Theme sales and Photographs on October 8 was no exception. I’ve included my ten favorite lots here in this post. Several are also mentioned in tasj vol ii - issue iii, which you should all receive in the mail soon. This issue actually has a marked focus on Phillips as it includes an interview with George O’Dell, one of their contemporary art specialists, as part of our Backstage Series. I hope you enjoy it - I think it’s a really interesting peek into the inner workings of the auction house. Lot 1: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Queen Charlotte’s Ball, London, 1959, gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink and blindstamp credit in the margin, 44.8 x 30.5 cm. est. $12,000-18,000. SOLD $20,000. Lot 12: Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1968, gelatin silver print, printed circa 2002, signed in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso, 20.3 x 30.5 cm. est. $3,000-4,000. SOLD $3,125. Lot 312: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1990, gelatin silver print, blindstamp title, date and number 19/25 343 in the margin; signed in pencil on the mount, 42.2 x 54.6 cm. est. $35,000-45,000. SOLD $68,500. Lot 316: Daido Moriyama, Nikko Toshogu, 1977, gelatin silver print, signed and dated in pencil on the verso. 20.3 x 29.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. BOUGHT IN. Lot 336: Sebastiao Salgado, Iceberg Between the Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005, gelatin silver print, signed, titled ‘Antartica’ [sic] and dated in pencil on the verso, 54 x 76.5 cm. est. $12,000-$15,000. SOLD $17,500. Lot 345: Erwin Olaf, The Boardroom from Rain, 2004, lambda print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/7 in ink on an artist’s label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount, 120 x 167.6 cm. est. $15,000-20,000. SOLD $21,250. Lot 361: Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005, color coupler print, signed in ink, printed title, date and numbered 22/25 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount, 55.9 x 45.7cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $8,750. Lot 390: Mona Kuhn, Reflecting, 2006, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/8 in pencil on the reverse of the mount, 75.6 x 75.6cm. est. $6,000-$8,000. SOLD $8,125. Lot 395: Massimo Vitali, Robert Moses Park, 2006, color coupler print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/6 in ink on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame, 149.9 x 189.2 cm. est. $15,000-$20,000. SOLD $31,250. Lot 401: Alex Prager, Cindy, 2007, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered in ink on the reverse of the acrylic flush-mount, one from an edition of 9, 61 x 124.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $6,250. Click here to see more works from the sale - in addition to the ones I’ve mentioned here, I recommend looking at those by Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Lorna Simpson and Marilyn Minter. Images courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company. Phillips de Pury tends to do a great job when it comes to curating their Theme sales and Photographs on October 8 was no exception. I’ve included my ten favorite lots here in this post. Several are also mentioned in tasj vol ii - issue iii, which you should all receive in the mail soon. This issue actually has a marked focus on Phillips as it includes an interview with George O’Dell, one of their contemporary art specialists, as part of our Backstage Series. I hope you enjoy it - I think it’s a really interesting peek into the inner workings of the auction house. Lot 1: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Queen Charlotte’s Ball, London, 1959, gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink and blindstamp credit in the margin, 44.8 x 30.5 cm. est. $12,000-18,000. SOLD $20,000. Lot 12: Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1968, gelatin silver print, printed circa 2002, signed in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso, 20.3 x 30.5 cm. est. $3,000-4,000. SOLD $3,125. Lot 312: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1990, gelatin silver print, blindstamp title, date and number 19/25 343 in the margin; signed in pencil on the mount, 42.2 x 54.6 cm. est. $35,000-45,000. SOLD $68,500. Lot 316: Daido Moriyama, Nikko Toshogu, 1977, gelatin silver print, signed and dated in pencil on the verso. 20.3 x 29.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. BOUGHT IN. Lot 336: Sebastiao Salgado, Iceberg Between the Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005, gelatin silver print, signed, titled ‘Antartica’ [sic] and dated in pencil on the verso, 54 x 76.5 cm. est. $12,000-$15,000. SOLD $17,500. Lot 345: Erwin Olaf, The Boardroom from Rain, 2004, lambda print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/7 in ink on an artist’s label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount, 120 x 167.6 cm. est. $15,000-20,000. SOLD $21,250. Lot 361: Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005, color coupler print, signed in ink, printed title, date and numbered 22/25 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount, 55.9 x 45.7cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $8,750. Lot 390: Mona Kuhn, Reflecting, 2006, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/8 in pencil on the reverse of the mount, 75.6 x 75.6cm. est. $6,000-$8,000. SOLD $8,125. Lot 395: Massimo Vitali, Robert Moses Park, 2006, color coupler print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/6 in ink on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame, 149.9 x 189.2 cm. est. $15,000-$20,000. SOLD $31,250. Lot 401: Alex Prager, Cindy, 2007, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered in ink on the reverse of the acrylic flush-mount, one from an edition of 9, 61 x 124.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $6,250. Click here to see more works from the sale - in addition to the ones I’ve mentioned here, I recommend looking at those by Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Lorna Simpson and Marilyn Minter. Images courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company. Phillips de Pury tends to do a great job when it comes to curating their Theme sales and Photographs on October 8 was no exception. I’ve included my ten favorite lots here in this post. Several are also mentioned in tasj vol ii - issue iii, which you should all receive in the mail soon. This issue actually has a marked focus on Phillips as it includes an interview with George O’Dell, one of their contemporary art specialists, as part of our Backstage Series. I hope you enjoy it - I think it’s a really interesting peek into the inner workings of the auction house. Lot 1: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Queen Charlotte’s Ball, London, 1959, gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink and blindstamp credit in the margin, 44.8 x 30.5 cm. est. $12,000-18,000. SOLD $20,000. Lot 12: Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1968, gelatin silver print, printed circa 2002, signed in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso, 20.3 x 30.5 cm. est. $3,000-4,000. SOLD $3,125. Lot 312: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1990, gelatin silver print, blindstamp title, date and number 19/25 343 in the margin; signed in pencil on the mount, 42.2 x 54.6 cm. est. $35,000-45,000. SOLD $68,500. Lot 316: Daido Moriyama, Nikko Toshogu, 1977, gelatin silver print, signed and dated in pencil on the verso. 20.3 x 29.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. BOUGHT IN. Lot 336: Sebastiao Salgado, Iceberg Between the Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005, gelatin silver print, signed, titled ‘Antartica’ [sic] and dated in pencil on the verso, 54 x 76.5 cm. est. $12,000-$15,000. SOLD $17,500. Lot 345: Erwin Olaf, The Boardroom from Rain, 2004, lambda print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/7 in ink on an artist’s label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount, 120 x 167.6 cm. est. $15,000-20,000. SOLD $21,250. Lot 361: Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005, color coupler print, signed in ink, printed title, date and numbered 22/25 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount, 55.9 x 45.7cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $8,750. Lot 390: Mona Kuhn, Reflecting, 2006, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/8 in pencil on the reverse of the mount, 75.6 x 75.6cm. est. $6,000-$8,000. SOLD $8,125. Lot 395: Massimo Vitali, Robert Moses Park, 2006, color coupler print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/6 in ink on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame, 149.9 x 189.2 cm. est. $15,000-$20,000. SOLD $31,250. Lot 401: Alex Prager, Cindy, 2007, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered in ink on the reverse of the acrylic flush-mount, one from an edition of 9, 61 x 124.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $6,250. Click here to see more works from the sale - in addition to the ones I’ve mentioned here, I recommend looking at those by Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Lorna Simpson and Marilyn Minter. Images courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company. Phillips de Pury tends to do a great job when it comes to curating their Theme sales and Photographs on October 8 was no exception. I’ve included my ten favorite lots here in this post. Several are also mentioned in tasj vol ii - issue iii, which you should all receive in the mail soon. This issue actually has a marked focus on Phillips as it includes an interview with George O’Dell, one of their contemporary art specialists, as part of our Backstage Series. I hope you enjoy it - I think it’s a really interesting peek into the inner workings of the auction house. Lot 1: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Queen Charlotte’s Ball, London, 1959, gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink and blindstamp credit in the margin, 44.8 x 30.5 cm. est. $12,000-18,000. SOLD $20,000. Lot 12: Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1968, gelatin silver print, printed circa 2002, signed in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso, 20.3 x 30.5 cm. est. $3,000-4,000. SOLD $3,125. Lot 312: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1990, gelatin silver print, blindstamp title, date and number 19/25 343 in the margin; signed in pencil on the mount, 42.2 x 54.6 cm. est. $35,000-45,000. SOLD $68,500. Lot 316: Daido Moriyama, Nikko Toshogu, 1977, gelatin silver print, signed and dated in pencil on the verso. 20.3 x 29.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. BOUGHT IN. Lot 336: Sebastiao Salgado, Iceberg Between the Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005, gelatin silver print, signed, titled ‘Antartica’ [sic] and dated in pencil on the verso, 54 x 76.5 cm. est. $12,000-$15,000. SOLD $17,500. Lot 345: Erwin Olaf, The Boardroom from Rain, 2004, lambda print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/7 in ink on an artist’s label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount, 120 x 167.6 cm. est. $15,000-20,000. SOLD $21,250. Lot 361: Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005, color coupler print, signed in ink, printed title, date and numbered 22/25 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount, 55.9 x 45.7cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $8,750. Lot 390: Mona Kuhn, Reflecting, 2006, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/8 in pencil on the reverse of the mount, 75.6 x 75.6cm. est. $6,000-$8,000. SOLD $8,125. Lot 395: Massimo Vitali, Robert Moses Park, 2006, color coupler print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/6 in ink on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame, 149.9 x 189.2 cm. est. $15,000-$20,000. SOLD $31,250. Lot 401: Alex Prager, Cindy, 2007, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered in ink on the reverse of the acrylic flush-mount, one from an edition of 9, 61 x 124.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $6,250. Click here to see more works from the sale - in addition to the ones I’ve mentioned here, I recommend looking at those by Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Lorna Simpson and Marilyn Minter. Images courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company. Phillips de Pury tends to do a great job when it comes to curating their Theme sales and Photographs on October 8 was no exception. I’ve included my ten favorite lots here in this post. Several are also mentioned in tasj vol ii - issue iii, which you should all receive in the mail soon. This issue actually has a marked focus on Phillips as it includes an interview with George O’Dell, one of their contemporary art specialists, as part of our Backstage Series. I hope you enjoy it - I think it’s a really interesting peek into the inner workings of the auction house. Lot 1: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Queen Charlotte’s Ball, London, 1959, gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink and blindstamp credit in the margin, 44.8 x 30.5 cm. est. $12,000-18,000. SOLD $20,000. Lot 12: Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1968, gelatin silver print, printed circa 2002, signed in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso, 20.3 x 30.5 cm. est. $3,000-4,000. SOLD $3,125. Lot 312: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1990, gelatin silver print, blindstamp title, date and number 19/25 343 in the margin; signed in pencil on the mount, 42.2 x 54.6 cm. est. $35,000-45,000. SOLD $68,500. Lot 316: Daido Moriyama, Nikko Toshogu, 1977, gelatin silver print, signed and dated in pencil on the verso. 20.3 x 29.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. BOUGHT IN. Lot 336: Sebastiao Salgado, Iceberg Between the Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005, gelatin silver print, signed, titled ‘Antartica’ [sic] and dated in pencil on the verso, 54 x 76.5 cm. est. $12,000-$15,000. SOLD $17,500. Lot 345: Erwin Olaf, The Boardroom from Rain, 2004, lambda print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/7 in ink on an artist’s label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount, 120 x 167.6 cm. est. $15,000-20,000. SOLD $21,250. Lot 361: Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005, color coupler print, signed in ink, printed title, date and numbered 22/25 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount, 55.9 x 45.7cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $8,750. Lot 390: Mona Kuhn, Reflecting, 2006, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/8 in pencil on the reverse of the mount, 75.6 x 75.6cm. est. $6,000-$8,000. SOLD $8,125. Lot 395: Massimo Vitali, Robert Moses Park, 2006, color coupler print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/6 in ink on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame, 149.9 x 189.2 cm. est. $15,000-$20,000. SOLD $31,250. Lot 401: Alex Prager, Cindy, 2007, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered in ink on the reverse of the acrylic flush-mount, one from an edition of 9, 61 x 124.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $6,250. Click here to see more works from the sale - in addition to the ones I’ve mentioned here, I recommend looking at those by Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Lorna Simpson and Marilyn Minter. Images courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company. Phillips de Pury tends to do a great job when it comes to curating their Theme sales and Photographs on October 8 was no exception. I’ve included my ten favorite lots here in this post. Several are also mentioned in tasj vol ii - issue iii, which you should all receive in the mail soon. This issue actually has a marked focus on Phillips as it includes an interview with George O’Dell, one of their contemporary art specialists, as part of our Backstage Series. I hope you enjoy it - I think it’s a really interesting peek into the inner workings of the auction house. Lot 1: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Queen Charlotte’s Ball, London, 1959, gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink and blindstamp credit in the margin, 44.8 x 30.5 cm. est. $12,000-18,000. SOLD $20,000. Lot 12: Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1968, gelatin silver print, printed circa 2002, signed in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso, 20.3 x 30.5 cm. est. $3,000-4,000. SOLD $3,125. Lot 312: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1990, gelatin silver print, blindstamp title, date and number 19/25 343 in the margin; signed in pencil on the mount, 42.2 x 54.6 cm. est. $35,000-45,000. SOLD $68,500. Lot 316: Daido Moriyama, Nikko Toshogu, 1977, gelatin silver print, signed and dated in pencil on the verso. 20.3 x 29.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. BOUGHT IN. Lot 336: Sebastiao Salgado, Iceberg Between the Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005, gelatin silver print, signed, titled ‘Antartica’ [sic] and dated in pencil on the verso, 54 x 76.5 cm. est. $12,000-$15,000. SOLD $17,500. Lot 345: Erwin Olaf, The Boardroom from Rain, 2004, lambda print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/7 in ink on an artist’s label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount, 120 x 167.6 cm. est. $15,000-20,000. SOLD $21,250. Lot 361: Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005, color coupler print, signed in ink, printed title, date and numbered 22/25 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount, 55.9 x 45.7cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $8,750. Lot 390: Mona Kuhn, Reflecting, 2006, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/8 in pencil on the reverse of the mount, 75.6 x 75.6cm. est. $6,000-$8,000. SOLD $8,125. Lot 395: Massimo Vitali, Robert Moses Park, 2006, color coupler print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/6 in ink on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame, 149.9 x 189.2 cm. est. $15,000-$20,000. SOLD $31,250. Lot 401: Alex Prager, Cindy, 2007, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered in ink on the reverse of the acrylic flush-mount, one from an edition of 9, 61 x 124.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $6,250. Click here to see more works from the sale - in addition to the ones I’ve mentioned here, I recommend looking at those by Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Lorna Simpson and Marilyn Minter. Images courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company. Phillips de Pury tends to do a great job when it comes to curating their Theme sales and Photographs on October 8 was no exception. I’ve included my ten favorite lots here in this post. Several are also mentioned in tasj vol ii - issue iii, which you should all receive in the mail soon. This issue actually has a marked focus on Phillips as it includes an interview with George O’Dell, one of their contemporary art specialists, as part of our Backstage Series. I hope you enjoy it - I think it’s a really interesting peek into the inner workings of the auction house. Lot 1: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Queen Charlotte’s Ball, London, 1959, gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink and blindstamp credit in the margin, 44.8 x 30.5 cm. est. $12,000-18,000. SOLD $20,000. Lot 12: Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1968, gelatin silver print, printed circa 2002, signed in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso, 20.3 x 30.5 cm. est. $3,000-4,000. SOLD $3,125. Lot 312: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1990, gelatin silver print, blindstamp title, date and number 19/25 343 in the margin; signed in pencil on the mount, 42.2 x 54.6 cm. est. $35,000-45,000. SOLD $68,500. Lot 316: Daido Moriyama, Nikko Toshogu, 1977, gelatin silver print, signed and dated in pencil on the verso. 20.3 x 29.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. BOUGHT IN. Lot 336: Sebastiao Salgado, Iceberg Between the Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005, gelatin silver print, signed, titled ‘Antartica’ [sic] and dated in pencil on the verso, 54 x 76.5 cm. est. $12,000-$15,000. SOLD $17,500. Lot 345: Erwin Olaf, The Boardroom from Rain, 2004, lambda print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/7 in ink on an artist’s label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount, 120 x 167.6 cm. est. $15,000-20,000. SOLD $21,250. Lot 361: Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005, color coupler print, signed in ink, printed title, date and numbered 22/25 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount, 55.9 x 45.7cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $8,750. Lot 390: Mona Kuhn, Reflecting, 2006, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/8 in pencil on the reverse of the mount, 75.6 x 75.6cm. est. $6,000-$8,000. SOLD $8,125. Lot 395: Massimo Vitali, Robert Moses Park, 2006, color coupler print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/6 in ink on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame, 149.9 x 189.2 cm. est. $15,000-$20,000. SOLD $31,250. Lot 401: Alex Prager, Cindy, 2007, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered in ink on the reverse of the acrylic flush-mount, one from an edition of 9, 61 x 124.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $6,250. Click here to see more works from the sale - in addition to the ones I’ve mentioned here, I recommend looking at those by Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Lorna Simpson and Marilyn Minter. Images courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company. Phillips de Pury tends to do a great job when it comes to curating their Theme sales and Photographs on October 8 was no exception. I’ve included my ten favorite lots here in this post. Several are also mentioned in tasj vol ii - issue iii, which you should all receive in the mail soon. This issue actually has a marked focus on Phillips as it includes an interview with George O’Dell, one of their contemporary art specialists, as part of our Backstage Series. I hope you enjoy it - I think it’s a really interesting peek into the inner workings of the auction house. Lot 1: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Queen Charlotte’s Ball, London, 1959, gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink and blindstamp credit in the margin, 44.8 x 30.5 cm. est. $12,000-18,000. SOLD $20,000. Lot 12: Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1968, gelatin silver print, printed circa 2002, signed in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso, 20.3 x 30.5 cm. est. $3,000-4,000. SOLD $3,125. Lot 312: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1990, gelatin silver print, blindstamp title, date and number 19/25 343 in the margin; signed in pencil on the mount, 42.2 x 54.6 cm. est. $35,000-45,000. SOLD $68,500. Lot 316: Daido Moriyama, Nikko Toshogu, 1977, gelatin silver print, signed and dated in pencil on the verso. 20.3 x 29.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. BOUGHT IN. Lot 336: Sebastiao Salgado, Iceberg Between the Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005, gelatin silver print, signed, titled ‘Antartica’ [sic] and dated in pencil on the verso, 54 x 76.5 cm. est. $12,000-$15,000. SOLD $17,500. Lot 345: Erwin Olaf, The Boardroom from Rain, 2004, lambda print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/7 in ink on an artist’s label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount, 120 x 167.6 cm. est. $15,000-20,000. SOLD $21,250. Lot 361: Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005, color coupler print, signed in ink, printed title, date and numbered 22/25 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount, 55.9 x 45.7cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $8,750. Lot 390: Mona Kuhn, Reflecting, 2006, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/8 in pencil on the reverse of the mount, 75.6 x 75.6cm. est. $6,000-$8,000. SOLD $8,125. Lot 395: Massimo Vitali, Robert Moses Park, 2006, color coupler print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/6 in ink on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame, 149.9 x 189.2 cm. est. $15,000-$20,000. SOLD $31,250. Lot 401: Alex Prager, Cindy, 2007, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered in ink on the reverse of the acrylic flush-mount, one from an edition of 9, 61 x 124.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $6,250. Click here to see more works from the sale - in addition to the ones I’ve mentioned here, I recommend looking at those by Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Lorna Simpson and Marilyn Minter. Images courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company.

Phillips de Pury tends to do a great job when it comes to curating their Theme sales and Photographs on October 8 was no exception. I’ve included my ten favorite lots here in this post.

Several are also mentioned in tasj vol ii - issue iii, which you should all receive in the mail soon. This issue actually has a marked focus on Phillips as it includes an interview with George O’Dell, one of their contemporary art specialists, as part of our Backstage Series. I hope you enjoy it - I think it’s a really interesting peek into the inner workings of the auction house.

Lot 1: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Queen Charlotte’s Ball, London, 1959, gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink and blindstamp credit in the margin, 44.8 x 30.5 cm. est. $12,000-18,000. SOLD $20,000.

Lot 12: Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1968, gelatin silver print, printed circa 2002, signed in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso, 20.3 x 30.5 cm. est. $3,000-4,000. SOLD $3,125.

Lot 312: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1990, gelatin silver print, blindstamp title, date and number 19/25 343 in the margin; signed in pencil on the mount, 42.2 x 54.6 cm. est. $35,000-45,000. SOLD $68,500.

Lot 316: Daido Moriyama, Nikko Toshogu, 1977, gelatin silver print, signed and dated in pencil on the verso. 20.3 x 29.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. BOUGHT IN.

Lot 336: Sebastiao Salgado, Iceberg Between the Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005, gelatin silver print, signed, titled ‘Antartica’ [sic] and dated in pencil on the verso, 54 x 76.5 cm. est. $12,000-$15,000. SOLD $17,500.

Lot 345: Erwin Olaf, The Boardroom from Rain, 2004, lambda print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/7 in ink on an artist’s label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount, 120 x 167.6 cm. est. $15,000-20,000. SOLD $21,250.

Lot 361: Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005, color coupler print, signed in ink, printed title, date and numbered 22/25 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount, 55.9 x 45.7cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $8,750.

Lot 390: Mona Kuhn, Reflecting, 2006, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/8 in pencil on the reverse of the mount, 75.6 x 75.6cm. est. $6,000-$8,000. SOLD $8,125.

Lot 395: Massimo Vitali, Robert Moses Park, 2006, color coupler print, diasec mounted, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/6 in ink on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame, 149.9 x 189.2 cm. est. $15,000-$20,000. SOLD $31,250.

Lot 401: Alex Prager, Cindy, 2007, color coupler print, signed, titled, dated and numbered in ink on the reverse of the acrylic flush-mount, one from an edition of 9, 61 x 124.5 cm. est. $5,000-$7,000. SOLD $6,250.

Click here to see more works from the sale - in addition to the ones I’ve mentioned here, I recommend looking at those by Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Lorna Simpson and Marilyn Minter.

Images courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company.


  1. Date Posted Icon 9th October 2010
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 10
    3. Tags Icon #alex prager#auctions#daido moriyama#edward burtynsky#erwin olaf#henri cartier-bresson#hiroshi sugimoto#lee friedlander#massimo vitali#mona kuhn#phillips de pury#photography#sebastiao salgado#george o'dell
More of my picks from Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale in South Kensington on September 16. Click here for Bernd and Hilla Becher (Lot 9 - SOLD £15,000), here for José Parlá (Lots 158, 159 - BOUGHT IN) and here for Rineke Dijkstra (Lot 188 - SOLD £7,500). UPDATE SEPT 16: SALE PRICES (INCLUDING BUYER’S PREMIUM) Lot 5: Sol LeWitt, Incomplete Open Cube Drawing, 1974, ink and graphite on paper, 30.5 x 30.5cm, est £8,000 - £12,000. BOUGHT IN Lot 40: Joe Bradley, Untitled, 2007, acrylic on canvas in four parts, 305 x 84cm, est £10,000 - £15,000. SOLD £23,750 Lot 47: Dirk Skreber, Killer Wheels 3.0, 2007, oil on canvas, 120 x 180.3cm, £30,000 - £50,000 SOLD £37,250 Lot 70: Jenny Saville, Mother and Child (After the Leonardo Cartoon) , 2009, charcoal on paper, 149.8 x 109.4cm, £100,000 - £150,000 SOLD £157,750 Lot 92: David Hockney, Drawings for Ubu Roi, 1966, (i) (iii) (iv) pastel and graphite on card, (ii) pastel on card, (i) 11.2 x 20.4cm, (ii) 12.5 x 20.4cm, (iii) 18.2 x 22cm, (iv) 18.5 x 20.4cm, £25,000 - £35,000 SOLD £31,250 Lot 136: Keith Haring, Art Attack on AIDS, 1988, silkscreen inks on oak veneer plywood, ed 12 of 20, 76.2 x 76.2 x 5cm, est. £5,000 - £7,000. SOLD £20,000 Lot 144: Tom Sachs, Miffy, 2002, bronze, spray paint and maker pen, ed 5 of 5, 24 x 11 x 11cm, est. £10,000 - £15,000. SOLD £16,250 Lot 161: Loretta Lux, Milo 1, 2004, c-print, ed 7 of 20, image: 23 x 23cm, sheet: 30 x 30cm, est. £3,000 - £4,000. SOLD £4,375 Lot 176: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, 1991, fifty offset lithographs, from the first edition of five hundred, each image: 23.8 x 30.2cm, each sheet: 30.6 x 46cm, est. £4,000 - £6,000. SOLD £6,875 Images courtesy Christie’s. More of my picks from Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale in South Kensington on September 16. Click here for Bernd and Hilla Becher (Lot 9 - SOLD £15,000), here for José Parlá (Lots 158, 159 - BOUGHT IN) and here for Rineke Dijkstra (Lot 188 - SOLD £7,500). UPDATE SEPT 16: SALE PRICES (INCLUDING BUYER’S PREMIUM) Lot 5: Sol LeWitt, Incomplete Open Cube Drawing, 1974, ink and graphite on paper, 30.5 x 30.5cm, est £8,000 - £12,000. BOUGHT IN Lot 40: Joe Bradley, Untitled, 2007, acrylic on canvas in four parts, 305 x 84cm, est £10,000 - £15,000. SOLD £23,750 Lot 47: Dirk Skreber, Killer Wheels 3.0, 2007, oil on canvas, 120 x 180.3cm, £30,000 - £50,000 SOLD £37,250 Lot 70: Jenny Saville, Mother and Child (After the Leonardo Cartoon) , 2009, charcoal on paper, 149.8 x 109.4cm, £100,000 - £150,000 SOLD £157,750 Lot 92: David Hockney, Drawings for Ubu Roi, 1966, (i) (iii) (iv) pastel and graphite on card, (ii) pastel on card, (i) 11.2 x 20.4cm, (ii) 12.5 x 20.4cm, (iii) 18.2 x 22cm, (iv) 18.5 x 20.4cm, £25,000 - £35,000 SOLD £31,250 Lot 136: Keith Haring, Art Attack on AIDS, 1988, silkscreen inks on oak veneer plywood, ed 12 of 20, 76.2 x 76.2 x 5cm, est. £5,000 - £7,000. SOLD £20,000 Lot 144: Tom Sachs, Miffy, 2002, bronze, spray paint and maker pen, ed 5 of 5, 24 x 11 x 11cm, est. £10,000 - £15,000. SOLD £16,250 Lot 161: Loretta Lux, Milo 1, 2004, c-print, ed 7 of 20, image: 23 x 23cm, sheet: 30 x 30cm, est. £3,000 - £4,000. SOLD £4,375 Lot 176: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, 1991, fifty offset lithographs, from the first edition of five hundred, each image: 23.8 x 30.2cm, each sheet: 30.6 x 46cm, est. £4,000 - £6,000. SOLD £6,875 Images courtesy Christie’s. More of my picks from Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale in South Kensington on September 16. Click here for Bernd and Hilla Becher (Lot 9 - SOLD £15,000), here for José Parlá (Lots 158, 159 - BOUGHT IN) and here for Rineke Dijkstra (Lot 188 - SOLD £7,500). UPDATE SEPT 16: SALE PRICES (INCLUDING BUYER’S PREMIUM) Lot 5: Sol LeWitt, Incomplete Open Cube Drawing, 1974, ink and graphite on paper, 30.5 x 30.5cm, est £8,000 - £12,000. BOUGHT IN Lot 40: Joe Bradley, Untitled, 2007, acrylic on canvas in four parts, 305 x 84cm, est £10,000 - £15,000. SOLD £23,750 Lot 47: Dirk Skreber, Killer Wheels 3.0, 2007, oil on canvas, 120 x 180.3cm, £30,000 - £50,000 SOLD £37,250 Lot 70: Jenny Saville, Mother and Child (After the Leonardo Cartoon) , 2009, charcoal on paper, 149.8 x 109.4cm, £100,000 - £150,000 SOLD £157,750 Lot 92: David Hockney, Drawings for Ubu Roi, 1966, (i) (iii) (iv) pastel and graphite on card, (ii) pastel on card, (i) 11.2 x 20.4cm, (ii) 12.5 x 20.4cm, (iii) 18.2 x 22cm, (iv) 18.5 x 20.4cm, £25,000 - £35,000 SOLD £31,250 Lot 136: Keith Haring, Art Attack on AIDS, 1988, silkscreen inks on oak veneer plywood, ed 12 of 20, 76.2 x 76.2 x 5cm, est. £5,000 - £7,000. SOLD £20,000 Lot 144: Tom Sachs, Miffy, 2002, bronze, spray paint and maker pen, ed 5 of 5, 24 x 11 x 11cm, est. £10,000 - £15,000. SOLD £16,250 Lot 161: Loretta Lux, Milo 1, 2004, c-print, ed 7 of 20, image: 23 x 23cm, sheet: 30 x 30cm, est. £3,000 - £4,000. SOLD £4,375 Lot 176: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, 1991, fifty offset lithographs, from the first edition of five hundred, each image: 23.8 x 30.2cm, each sheet: 30.6 x 46cm, est. £4,000 - £6,000. SOLD £6,875 Images courtesy Christie’s. More of my picks from Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale in South Kensington on September 16. Click here for Bernd and Hilla Becher (Lot 9 - SOLD £15,000), here for José Parlá (Lots 158, 159 - BOUGHT IN) and here for Rineke Dijkstra (Lot 188 - SOLD £7,500). UPDATE SEPT 16: SALE PRICES (INCLUDING BUYER’S PREMIUM) Lot 5: Sol LeWitt, Incomplete Open Cube Drawing, 1974, ink and graphite on paper, 30.5 x 30.5cm, est £8,000 - £12,000. BOUGHT IN Lot 40: Joe Bradley, Untitled, 2007, acrylic on canvas in four parts, 305 x 84cm, est £10,000 - £15,000. SOLD £23,750 Lot 47: Dirk Skreber, Killer Wheels 3.0, 2007, oil on canvas, 120 x 180.3cm, £30,000 - £50,000 SOLD £37,250 Lot 70: Jenny Saville, Mother and Child (After the Leonardo Cartoon) , 2009, charcoal on paper, 149.8 x 109.4cm, £100,000 - £150,000 SOLD £157,750 Lot 92: David Hockney, Drawings for Ubu Roi, 1966, (i) (iii) (iv) pastel and graphite on card, (ii) pastel on card, (i) 11.2 x 20.4cm, (ii) 12.5 x 20.4cm, (iii) 18.2 x 22cm, (iv) 18.5 x 20.4cm, £25,000 - £35,000 SOLD £31,250 Lot 136: Keith Haring, Art Attack on AIDS, 1988, silkscreen inks on oak veneer plywood, ed 12 of 20, 76.2 x 76.2 x 5cm, est. £5,000 - £7,000. SOLD £20,000 Lot 144: Tom Sachs, Miffy, 2002, bronze, spray paint and maker pen, ed 5 of 5, 24 x 11 x 11cm, est. £10,000 - £15,000. SOLD £16,250 Lot 161: Loretta Lux, Milo 1, 2004, c-print, ed 7 of 20, image: 23 x 23cm, sheet: 30 x 30cm, est. £3,000 - £4,000. SOLD £4,375 Lot 176: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, 1991, fifty offset lithographs, from the first edition of five hundred, each image: 23.8 x 30.2cm, each sheet: 30.6 x 46cm, est. £4,000 - £6,000. SOLD £6,875 Images courtesy Christie’s.

More of my picks from Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale in South Kensington on September 16. Click here for Bernd and Hilla Becher (Lot 9 - SOLD £15,000), here for José Parlá (Lots 158, 159 - BOUGHT IN) and here for Rineke Dijkstra (Lot 188 - SOLD £7,500).

UPDATE SEPT 16: SALE PRICES (INCLUDING BUYER’S PREMIUM)

Lot 5: Sol LeWitt, Incomplete Open Cube Drawing, 1974, ink and graphite on paper, 30.5 x 30.5cm, est £8,000 - £12,000. BOUGHT IN

Lot 40: Joe Bradley, Untitled, 2007, acrylic on canvas in four parts, 305 x 84cm, est £10,000 - £15,000. SOLD £23,750

Lot 47: Dirk Skreber, Killer Wheels 3.0, 2007, oil on canvas, 120 x 180.3cm, £30,000 - £50,000 SOLD £37,250

Lot 70: Jenny Saville, Mother and Child (After the Leonardo Cartoon) , 2009, charcoal on paper, 149.8 x 109.4cm, £100,000 - £150,000 SOLD £157,750

Lot 92: David Hockney, Drawings for Ubu Roi, 1966, (i) (iii) (iv) pastel and graphite on card, (ii) pastel on card, (i) 11.2 x 20.4cm, (ii) 12.5 x 20.4cm, (iii) 18.2 x 22cm, (iv) 18.5 x 20.4cm, £25,000 - £35,000 SOLD £31,250

Lot 136: Keith Haring, Art Attack on AIDS, 1988, silkscreen inks on oak veneer plywood, ed 12 of 20, 76.2 x 76.2 x 5cm, est. £5,000 - £7,000. SOLD £20,000

Lot 144: Tom Sachs, Miffy, 2002, bronze, spray paint and maker pen, ed 5 of 5, 24 x 11 x 11cm, est. £10,000 - £15,000. SOLD £16,250

Lot 161: Loretta Lux, Milo 1, 2004, c-print, ed 7 of 20, image: 23 x 23cm, sheet: 30 x 30cm, est. £3,000 - £4,000. SOLD £4,375

Lot 176: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, 1991, fifty offset lithographs, from the first edition of five hundred, each image: 23.8 x 30.2cm, each sheet: 30.6 x 46cm, est. £4,000 - £6,000. SOLD £6,875

Images courtesy Christie’s.

  1. Date Posted Icon 16th September 2010
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 4
    3. Tags Icon #sol lewitt#joe bradley#dirk skreber#jenny saville#david hockney#keith haring#tom sachs#loretta lux#hiroshi sugimoto#christies#auction#post-war and contemporary