Art Market Monitor

Global Coverage ~ Unique Analysis

  • AMMpro
  • AMM Fantasy Collecting Game
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us

Polaroid Sale Final Tally $12.5m

June 24, 2010 by Marion Maneker

Sotheby’s sale of works from the Polaroid collectiong was primarily an Ansel Adams affair with numerous examples of the photographer’s work finding strong competition (though there were more than a few disappointments or average sellers.)


The total for the four sessions came in at $12,467,636. We’ll have more details on the sell-through when we get them.

More from Art Market Monitor

  • Man Ray Makes a $3m Record in ParisMan Ray Makes a $3m Record in Paris
  • Phillips NY Photography = $8.35mPhillips NY Photography = $8.35m
  • Eggleston Collector to Photographer: Your Contemporary Art Prints Dilute My ValueEggleston Collector to Photographer: Your Contemporary Art Prints Dilute My Value
  • Phillips de Pury NY Photography = $6.9mPhillips de Pury NY Photography = $6.9m
  • Sotheby’s NY Photography = $4.75mSotheby’s NY Photography = $4.75m
  • Second Chance at Saving the Polaroid Collection SucceedsSecond Chance at Saving the Polaroid Collection Succeeds

Filed Under: Auction Results Tagged With: Photography, Polaroid

About Marion Maneker

Want to get Art Market Monitor‘s posts sent to you in our email? Sign up below by clicking on the Subscribe button.

Top Posts

  • Keith Haring’s 1989 Retrospect Comes to Sotheby’s London Prints Sale
  • Restituted Van Gogh Portrait from London Collection to Sell at Christie’s
  • Four of Picasso's Women Valued at $28m Come to Christie's from Rose-Walters Collection
  • Norman Rockwell's Not Gay. But Is He a Great Artist?
  • Tony Podesta's Secret Art Buying
  • Christie’s to Sell Its First Fully Digital Work of Art in Test of Emerging Market
  • Roy Lichtenstein’s Top Ten Auction Prices
  • Tracey Emin Neon Lights Up Sotheby's 'Contemporary Showcase' Pop-Up
  • Sotheby's Pulls in a $9m David Hockney for November
  • How to Chant Like an Auctioneer
  • About Us/ Contact
  • Podcast
  • AMMpro
  • Newsletter
  • FAQ

twitterfacebooksoundcloud
Privacy Policy
Terms & Conditions
California Privacy Rights
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Advertise on Art Market Monitor