NEW YORK – Auctionata successfully completed its first photography sale from its New York broadcast studios on Feb. 26.
The auction, which lasted a little over two hours, attracted a global audience of 285 bidders from 26 countries. Total sales reached $96,240, with a total of 32 lots sold.
LiveAuctioneers.com contributed absentee and Internet live bidding.
A buyer from Hong Kong purchased a number of works depicting iconic scenes including Charles Harbutt’s Boys Smoking in a Car, Tom Kelley’s Pose #1 – Marilyn Monroe, Don Hunstein’s Bob Dylan and Suze Rotolo, and Walter Chin’s Lady Godiva. The Adam Fuss 2007 pigment print, Untitled, sold for $9,000 to a bidder from New York.
“I am so thrilled by the success of this sale, the first of its kind from New York. By compiling works representative of the evolutionary nature of photography, we were able to attract a global audience of both established and burgeoning collectors who recognize the power of works by iconic, influential photographers of the 20th century as well as contemporary photographers,” said Aimee Pflieger, specialist and head of sale, photography. “It is truly fitting that as an online auction house, revolutionizing the traditional model, we were able to present artists who similarly revolutionized the medium over the decades.”
Popular lots from Auctionata’s photography sale included:
Lot 53 – Slim Aarons, C-print, Poolside Gossip, USA, 1970: $6,000
Lot 65 – Walter Chin, digital C-print, Lady Godiva, USA, 2000: $6,000
Lot 75 – James Casebere, dye-destruction, Barrel Vaulted Room, 1994: $5,400
Lot 68 – Loretta Lux, Ilfochrome print, Study of a Girl 2, 2002: $4,560
Prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer’s premium.
Click here to view the fully illustrated catalog for this sale, complete with prices realized.
Watch video highlights from this auction by clicking here.
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