Overall it was a very strong day, with seven records set and 90.2 percent of lots sold by value, and it seemed that for every disappointment the sale offered a pleasant surprise. The day’s impressive results also included Weston’s Leeks (1927), which sold for $229,000 (est. $80–120,000) to Michael Shapiro Photographs of San Francisco, and Ansel Adams’s 1975-77 Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, ($157,000, est. $80–120,000), the highest selling of the photographer’s 25 works on offer. Adams had an excellent auction, with 21 of his images selling above the high estimate.

Photo week continues with the AIPAD Photography Show at the Park Avenue Armory (VIP preview April 9, general admission April 10–13) and auctions at Phillips de Pury & Co. (April 9) and Christie’s (April 10 and 11), though Phillips’s "Diane Arbus: Hubert’s Museum Work" sale was canceled.