PhotographsBy Anne Horton
Published: June 1, 2008
 
Sotheby's
The top lot at Sotheby's sale of the Quillan collection was Edward Weston's "Nude" (1925), which was bought by the dealer Peter MacGill for $1,609,000.
Christie's
A record was set for Henri Cartier-Bresson when his "Hyères, France" (1932) fetced $265,000 at Christie's.
Sotheby’s
The Quillan Collection 68 lots offered $8,901,350 sold total 0.7 percent unsold by value 7.4 percent unsold by lot Photographs 183 lots offered $6,870,325 sold total 2.6 percent unsold by value 9.8 percent unsold by lot Edward Weston's Gifts to His Sister and Other Photographs 49 lots offered $1,530,374 sold total 2 percent unsold by value 6.1 percent unsold by lot 
Christie's
Photographs: From the Collection of Gert Elfering 135 lots offered $4,273,200 sold total 8 percent unsold by value 16 percent unsold by lot Photographs by Diane Arbus 50 lots offered $1,372,000 sold total 0 percent unsold by value 0 percent unsold by lot Fine Photobooks from an Important Private Collection 199 lots offered $2,602,450 sold total 4 percent unsold by value 8 percent unsold by lot Photographs 208 lots offered $4,682,875 sold total 14 percent unsold by value 33 percent unsold by lot Photographs by Ansel Adams 122 lots offered $4,678,000 sold total 7 percent unsold by value 11 percent unsold by lot
Phillips de Pury & Company
Collection of Corbeau et Renard, Assembled by Gerd Sander 206 lots offered $1,529,850 sold total 33.9 percent unsold by value 50.9 percent unsold by lot Photographs 83 lots offered $1,739,550 sold total 35.2 percent unsold by value 37.4 percent unsold by lot "Auction Reviews: Photographs" originally appeared in the June 2008 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's June 2008 Table of Contents.
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