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African-American photography, Christie's Photographs, Lorna Simpson, photography auction, photography collectors, Polaroid, Roy De Carava
The March and April photography auctions have drawn to a close. Here’s a quick round-up of noteworthy sales.
Christie’s, First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art, New York, Rockefeller Plaza ( SALE 2421, March 10, 2011)
LOT 0035
Lorna Simpson (b. 1960), Nervous Conditions (see right)
Color Polaroid prints with engraved Plexiglas
48 7/8 x 20 1/8 in. (124.1 x 51.1 cm.)
Executed in 1992. This work is number four from an edition of five.
Estimate: $6,000 – $8,000 Price Realized: $ 10,625
Christie’s, Crossing America: Photographs from the Consolidated Freightways Collection, Part I
New York, Rockefeller Plaza (Sale 2522, 7 April 2011)
Lot 235
P.H. POLK (1898-1984), The Boss, 1932
Gelatin silver print, 9¼ x 7½in. (23.5 x 19.3cm.)
Estimate $2,500 – $3,500 Price realized: $1,750. First time Christie’s sold a Polk image.
(Lot 237) He’s too tired to change, c 1954
Estimate $4,000 – $6,000 Price realized:$2,750
All gelatin silver prints.
SALE TOTAL: 1,838,437 (USD) (Prices include buyer’s premium)
