Provenance
Christie's, New York, Post-War & Contemporary Art, 13 September 2006, lot 95
Literature
Schirmer, Elger Esser: Vedutas and Landscapes, pp. 58-59
Metropolitan Bank & Trust and Kertess, Photography Transformed: The Metropolitan Bank and Trust Collection, pl. 59

377

Elger Esser

Matera I Italien and Matera II Italien

1998
Chromogenic print diptych, printed 2023, each Diasec mounted.
Each 40 1/4 x 56 1/4 in. (102.2 x 142.9 cm)
Overall 55 x 144 1/2 in. (139.7 x 367 cm)
Signed in ink, printed title, date, and number 1/5 on labels affixed to the reverse of each frame.

Estimate
$30,000 - 50,000

Contact Specialist

Sarah Krueger
Head of Department, Photographs
skrueger@phillips.com

Vanessa Hallett
Worldwide Head of Photographs and Chairwoman, Americas
vhallett@phillips.com

Photographs

New York Auction 9 October 2024

201
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Rue Mouffetard, Paris
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $24,130
202
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
203
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Hyères, France
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
204
Richard Avedon
Noto, Sicily, 7.14.47
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $9,525
205
Richard Avedon
Jean Shrimpton, Evening Dress by Cardin, Paris studio, January
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860
206
Richard Avedon
Elise Daniels with Street Performers, Suit by Balenciaga, Le Marais, Paris, August
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
207
Irving Penn
Sophia Loren, New York
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $31,750
208
Irving Penn
Nude
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $17,145
209
Irving Penn
American Ballet Theatre
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,795
210
Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Nude in Desert, California, Arizona Border
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,350
211
Max Dupain
The Sunbaker, Culburra Beach
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $19,050
212
Edward Steichen
Greta Garbo, Hollywood, August
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $69,850
213
Jerry Schatzberg
Untitled, Behind the Scenes (large hat profile)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,890
214
Elliott Erwitt
California Kiss
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,350
215
Robert Doisneau
Le Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
216
Georges Dambier
Marie-Hélène et Le Poisson Rouge
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $2,540
217
Horst P. Horst
Park Avenue Fashion, N.Y.
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,255
218
Jerry Schatzberg
Carmen Dell'Orefice, NYC
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $3,302
219
Ruth Orkin
American Girl in Italy, Florence, Italy
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $9,525
220
Seydou Keïta
Homme Assis Avec Parapluie, Homme Debout En Blanc
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
221
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Calle Cuauhtemoctzin, Mexico City
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,445
222
Henri Cartier-Bresson
On the Banks of the Marne
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $7,620
223
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Valencia, Spain
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
224
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Srinagar, Kashmir
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,700
225
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Games in a Refugee Camp at Kurukshetra, Punjab, India
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
226
Robert Capa
Selected Images of World War II
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
227
Horace Bristol
Selected Images of PBY Blister Gunner
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,400
228
W. Eugene Smith
Tomoko in Bath, Minamata, Japan
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,700
229
O. Winston Link
Norfolk & Western Engine Class, S1a, No. 261
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,240
230
Ansel Adams
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,400
231
Ansel Adams
Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $38,100
232
Ansel Adams
Aspens, Northern New Mexico
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,560
233
Ansel Adams
Tree, stump and mist, Northern Cascades, Washington
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,715
234
Ansel Adams
Selected Images from Portfolio IV
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $33,020
235
Robert Frank
New York City
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $33,020
236
T. Lux Feininger
Untitled, New York City
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
237
Ralph Steiner
American Rural Baroque
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
238
Bill Brandt
East Sussex
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
239
T. Lux Feininger
Chatham Square, N.Y.C., Spring; Washing perceived from stairwell of 6-floor walk-up of Nemiroff house in E. 4th St.
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
240
Florence Henri
Window Composition
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
241
Jaroslav Rössler
Radio
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,590
242
Florence Henri
Still Life Composition (No. 76)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
243
Werner Mantz
Selected Images
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,334
244
Florence Henri
Still Life Composition
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,826
245
Clarence John Laughlin
The Living Eyes, Bakota Ancestral Fetish, Pulitzer Collection
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
246
David Smith
Untitled (Tableau)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,445
247
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Retrato Póstumo, Guanajuato
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $6,985
248
André Kertész
Satiric Dancer
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
249
Marc Riboud
Painter on the Eiffel Tower, Paris
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,985
250
Alfred Eisenstaedt
Rene Breguet serves cocktails at the Grand Hotel ice rink, St. Moritz
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $11,430
251
Cornell Capa
Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,620
252
Mario Giacomelli
La Gente
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $22,860
253
Bill Brandt
Parlourmaid and Under-Parlourmaid Ready to Serve Dinner
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
254
Robert Frank
Idyll in the Woods, Spain
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $13,970
255
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
One Suit for Two, at Magic City
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,620
256
Robert Doisneau
Mademoiselle Anita
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
257
Josef Sudek
Window of My Studio
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
258
Josef Sudek
Glass Still Life
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,826
259
Josef Sudek
Window of My Studio
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
260
Josef Sudek
Two Magic Garden Panoramas
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
261
Man Ray
Magnolia Blossom, Paris
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860
262
André Kertész
Nature Morte, Chez Mondrian
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
263
Alfred Stieglitz
The Steerage
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $22,860
264
Alfred Stieglitz
City of Ambition
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,400
265
Tina Modotti
Telegraph Wires
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $177,800
266
Tina Modotti
Edward Weston with a Camera
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $24,130
267
Francis Bruguière
Hand and Tulips
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $7,620
268
Irving Penn
Marcel Duchamp
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,400
269
Harold Eugene Edgerton
Milk Drop Coronet
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,826
270
Dorothy Norman
Selected Images
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
271
Dorothy Norman
Selected Images of New York City
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,715
272
Dorothy Norman
Selected Images
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,540
273
Alfred Stieglitz
The Terminal
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,560
274
Irving Penn
Ballet Society, New York, March 5
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $16,510
275
Richard Avedon
Igor Stravinsky, composer, New York City, 11-2-69
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,890
276
Pierre-Louis Pierson
The Comtesse Castiglione
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,334
277
Aaron Siskind
Martha's Vineyard
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,778
278
Imogen Cunningham
Snake in Bucket
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
279
Edward Steichen
Double Sunflower
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $63,500
280
Imogen Cunningham
Nude (Portia Hume)
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $33,020
281
Imogen Cunningham
Eye of Portia Hume
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,700
282
Alfred Stieglitz
From the Back Window--291--Snow Covered Tree, Back-Yard
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $304,800
283
Edward Steichen
Spectacles
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
284
Margaret Bourke-White
Gargoyle, Chrysler Building, New York City
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $76,200
285
Otto Steinert
Punkte und Linien (points and lines)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,556
286
Robert Frank
34th Street, New York City
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
287
Robert Frank
Whitmore Lake, Michigan
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
288
Garry Winogrand
Central Park Zoo, New York
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
289
Diane Arbus
Girl with a cigar in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C.
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $35,560
290
Diane Arbus
Untitled (6)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
291
William Klein
Dance in Brooklyn, New York
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
292
Diane Arbus
Woman by a lampost, N.Y.C.
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,715
293
Robert Frank
Mary, Pablo, Andrea, Texas
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
294
Diane Arbus
Drooping American flag, N.Y.C.
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
295
Robert Frank
Coney Island, 4th of July
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
296
Elliott Erwitt
New York City
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
297
Ethan Russell
John Lennon Listening to the White Album, London
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,826
298
Burt Glinn
Andy Warhol with Edie Sedgwick and Chuck Wein, New York City
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $13,970
299
William Klein
Sandra + Mirror, Times Square, New York (Vogue)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,445
300
Flip Schulke
Ali Underwater
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,480
301
Peter Hujar
Penny Arcade
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
302
Peter Hujar
David Wojnarowicz (Village Voice "Heartsick: Fear and Loving in the Gay Community")
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $139,700
303
Peter Hujar
Manhattan Canyon
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,510
304
Peter Hujar
Lower Manhattan from the Harbor
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,065
305
Francesca Woodman
Untitled (self-portrait in curtain)
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $17,780
306
Francesca Woodman
Self Portrait (with bird)
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $190,500
307
Francesca Woodman
Profiles of Possible Modern Caryatids (study for Blueprint for a Temple)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860
308
Francesca Woodman
Selected Images
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
309
Francesca Woodman
Untitled (seated nude double exposure)
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $50,800
310
Francesca Woodman
Selected Images
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,430
311
Cindy Sherman
Untitled Film Still #18
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $101,600
312
Martha Rosler
Barefoot, Kassel (III)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
313No Reserve
Laurie Simmons
Sink/Ivy Wallpaper
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,778
314
Lucas Samaras
Photo-Transformation, 7/29/76
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,620
315
Cindy Sherman
Untitled Film Still #27b
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,400
316
Peter Hujar
Dracula on Television
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,350
317
Peter Beard
Francis Bacon on his roof @ 80 Narrow Street, London (soon to be lost gambling), during the dead elephant interviews for End-Game, March
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
318
Andy Warhol
Grapes
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,890
319
Andy Warhol
Grapes
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
320
Robert Mapplethorpe
Lisa Lyon
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,480
321
Robert Mapplethorpe
Patti Smith
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
322
Robert Mapplethorpe
Apollo
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $33,020
323
Robert Mapplethorpe
Ken Moody Portfolio
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,160
324
Wolfgang Tillmans
dancer, Opera House
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,065
325
This lot is no longer available.
326
Wolfgang Tillmans
group on Chelsea staircase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
327
Nan Goldin
Self-portrait on top of Brian; Kissing, NYC
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,480
328
Bruce Davidson
Untitled, Subway, New York
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $33,020
329
Nan Goldin
Misty in Sheridan Square, NYC
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $50,800
330
Nan Goldin
Misty at Home, NYC
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,096
331
Robert Mapplethorpe
Lisa Lyon
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $25,400
332
Robert Mapplethorpe
Eggs
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,160
333
Robert Mapplethorpe
Rose
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $20,320
334
Helmut Newton
Saddle II, Paris
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
335
Helmut Newton
Roselyne à Arcangues
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $9,525
336
Helmut Newton
Mannequins Quai d’Orsay II, Paris
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $60,960
337
Helmut Newton
Rue Aubriot, Paris
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,940
338
Helmut Newton
Patti Hansen over Manhattan
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,430
339
Paolo Roversi
Juliette, Paris, Studio 9 rue Paul Fort
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
340
Michael Dweck
Jacqueline at the Panoramic View Motel, Montauk, New York
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,540
341
Jeff Koons
Untitled (girl with dolphin and monkey)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $6,985
342
Guy Bourdin
Charles Jourdan, Spring
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $9,525
343
Guy Bourdin
Untitled (model and goldfish)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,065
344
Helmut Newton
Fucking my Cadillac, Hollywood
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
345
Helmut Newton
Sigourney Weaver in Alien III, Monte Carlo
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $17,780
346
Helmut Newton
Princesse de Polignac, Paris
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
347
Helmut Newton
Paloma Picasso, Saint-Tropez
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,620
348
Slim Aarons
Poolside Pairs
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $19,050
349
William Eggleston
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
350
Stephen Shore
U.S. 10, Post Falls, Idaho, August 25, 1974
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,480
351
Lewis Baltz
Maryland #22
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
352
George Tice
Petit's Mobil Station and Watertower, Cherry Hill, N.J.
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
353
William Eggleston
Untitled (Stage 14 parking lot, Hollywood)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
354
This lot is no longer available.
355
Sally Mann
Untitled (Virginia with Trumpet Vine)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,620
356
Sally Mann
Virginia, Untitled (Morel)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
357
Carrie Mae Weems
Untitled from Sea Islands
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
358
Lorna Simpson
Corridor (Split)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
359
Lorna Simpson
2 Tracks
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $38,100
360
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Momme (Shadow) from The Notion of Family
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
361
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Aunt Midgie and Grandma Ruby from The Notion of Family
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,795
362
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Lake Michigan, Gills Rock
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
363
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Bay Of Sagami, Atami
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $29,210
364
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Arctic Ocean, Nord Kapp
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
365
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Time Exposed
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
366
Hiroshi Sugimoto
United Nations Headquarters
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $63,500
367
Mitch Epstein
Flag
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
368
Thomas Struth
Chicago Board of Trade I, Chicago
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $38,100
369
Thomas Struth
Gerhard Richter 1, Köln
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
370
Florian Maier-Aichen
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
371
Youssef Nabil
I Will Go To Paradise, Self Portrait, Hyères
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
372
Wolfgang Tillmans
Paper Drop Novo
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $95,250
373
Richard Learoyd
Phie on Plinth (black and white)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $31,750
374
Vera Lutter
The Museum of Modern Art, V: April 18
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,940
375
Sohei Nishino
Diorama Map Rio de Janeiro
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
376
Andres Serrano
Virgin and Child from Immersions
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $20,320
377
Elger Esser
Matera I Italien and Matera II Italien
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
378
Richard Misrach
Untitled (#586-04)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $38,100
379
Anne Collier
Double Marilyn
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $30,480
380
Alex Prager
Despair
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
381
Alex Prager
Jane from Week End
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
382
Gregory Crewdson
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $35,560
383
Candida Höfer
Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg B
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,255
384
Candida Höfer
Opernhaus Köln II
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
385
Robert Polidori
Reserves des Bustes, Chateau de Versailles
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,160
386
Annie Leibovitz
Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, London
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $15,240
387
Candida Höfer
Palàcio da Bolsa no Porto III
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860
388
Massimo Vitali
Venezia Kiss #2965
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,700
389
Massimo Vitali
Deauville (#4408)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,480
390
Ahmet Ertuğ
Bates Hall, Boston Public Library, Boston, USA
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
391
Abelardo Morell
Camera Obscura: View of Landscape Outside of Florence in Room with Bookcase, Italy
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
392
Vik Muniz
Oscar Wilde, after Napoleon Sarony from Rebus
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $19,050
393
Thomas Ruff
Substrat 23 I
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $57,150
394
Thomas Ruff
nudes ree07
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $22,860
395
Anne Collier
Post Card (Sexy Woman)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
396
Anne Collier
Stock Photography (Sensitive Issues)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $6,350
397
Catherine Opie
Untitled #10 (Icehouses)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $50,800
398
Catherine Opie
Surfers
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $9,525
399
Katy Grannan
Claire, Baker Beach
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,096
400
Ryan McGinley
Jonas (Molten)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,255
401
Ryan McGinley
Tim, Moon
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,080
402
Loretta Lux
Troll 1
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
403
Edward Burtynsky
Shipbreaking #2, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
404
Sebastião Salgado
The Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
405
Nick Brandt
Elephant Group on Bare Earth, Amboseli
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
406
Nick Brandt
Lioness with Feeding Cubs, Maasai Mara
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
407
Nick Brandt
Abandoned Ostrich Egg, Amboseli
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000

Photographs

New York Auction 9 October 2024

Provenance

Literature

377

Elger Esser

Matera I Italien and Matera II Italien

Photographs