LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company’s May Photographs sale totaled £1,420,438/$2,296,848 selling 80% by value and 67% by lot.

“Strong works by leading photographers across the spectrum are continuing to command excellent prices. We are also seeing competitive bidding on a global scale. This reflects the steady growth of the market, and Phillips de Pury’s continued dedication to offer the best in the field of Photographs.” Vanessa Kramer, Worldwide Director, Photographs.

“I am delighted that we sold a range of genres and mediums extremely well across the board, and that we achieved solid prices for our highest value lots. It was really exciting to see works consistently selling over the high estimate during the auction.” Lou Proud, Head of Photographs, London.

Top Ten Lots
• LENI RIEFENSTAHL, Nuba Portfolio £85,250/$137,849

• EL LISSITZKY, Hans (Jean) Arp £55,250/$89,339

• ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, Calla Lily £51,650/$83,518

• IRVING PENN, Alfred Hitchcock, New York, May 23 £51,650/$83,518

• RICHARD AVEDON, Marella Agnelli, New York Studio, December £49,250/$79,637

• CANDIDA HÖFER, Teatro Comunale di Bologna I £37,250/$60,233

• ROBERT FRANK, New York City £37,250/$60,233

• ALEXANDER RODCHENKO, Rodchenko Museum Series Portfolio #2: Portraits £32,450/$52,472

• CANDIDA HÖFER, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam III £30,000/$48,510

• PETER LINDBERGH, Linda Evangelista, Harper's Bazaar US £30,000/$48,510

Artist Records
• LENI RIEFENSTAHL, Nuba Portfolio, £85,250 /$137,849

• MITCH EPSTEIN, Flag, 2000, £15,000/ $24,255

• HARRY CORY WRIGHT, Dark Cliff, 2010 £11,250/$18,191

• CHRISTER STRÖMHOLM, Lago di Maggiore, 1950, £10,625 /$17,181

• ETHAN RUSSELL, John Lennon Listening to the 'White Album', London, 1968, £4,375/$7,074

• TONI SCHNEIDERS, Untitled, December, 1956 £3,000 /$4,851