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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Contemporary Discoveries
- Auction Date
- 02/12/2026 - 02/12/2026
- Sale Number
- #pf2605
- Total Lots
- 15
- Sold Lots
- 11.0
- Lots Sold
- 73.33%
- Unsold Lots
- 4
- Total Sales (EUR)
- 178,689.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 116,000.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 175,000.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 155,000.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 235,000.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 76.04%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | Hiroshi Sugimoto | Lightning Fields Composed 24.00g |
2008 | EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 63,500.00 |
| 219 | Hiroshi Sugimoto | Bay of Sagami, Atami |
1997 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 21,590.00 |
| 222 | Hiroshi Sugimoto | Ohio Theatre, Ohio |
1980 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 20,320.00 |
| 205 | Robert Mapplethorpe | Orchid |
1982, printed in 2006 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 16,510.00 |
| 221 | Louise Lawler | The Right Side of the Bed |
2001, printed in 2003 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 15,240.00 |
| 335 | Guy Bourdin | French Vogue |
1976-77, printed later | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 15,240.00 |
| 337 | Edward Steichen | Greta Garbo, Hollywood |
1929 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,985.00 |
| 336 | Ruud van Empel | Venus #1 |
2006 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,350.00 |
| 331 | Erwin Olaf | Hotel Mosco, Ming Portrait |
2010 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 5,080.00 |
| 341 | Ori Gersht | Trace II |
2005 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,080.00 |
| 333 | Yto Barrada | Untitled, from the series "red walls", Tangier |
2006 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,794.00 |
| 332 | Richard Prince | Adult Comedy Action Drama (Laura, Joshua Tree, outside of Palm Springs, Calif., Winter 1991) |
1995 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 334 | Gregory Crewdson | Untitled |
1999 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 340 | Ansel Adams | Leaves and Raindrops, Glacier Bay National monument |
circa 1948 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 342 | Nick Brandt | Lioness with Kilimanjaro, Amboseli |
2010 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Not Sold |
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