Eugene Atget's Statue in Parkland Leads Sotheby's $311,900 Photographs from MoMA's Collection Auction

Parc de Sceaux by Eugene Atget was the headline sale at Sotheby's, Online 'The World of Eugène Atget: Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art' auction on October 18.

• The sale totaled $311,900, falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 48 works sold totaling $311,900.
• Estimates totaled: $764,000 (low) and $1.18m (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 80% of the original 60 lots announced.

The star lot was: Eugene Atget, Parc de Sceaux (avril, 7 heures du matin) (statue) (1925), which sold for $28,800, 43% above its $20,000 low estimate. It has been traded once in the past.

The outperformer sold for 80% above its low estimate. Eugene Atget, Selected Portraits (3 Photographs) (1899), sold for $10,800 ($6,000 low estimate). It has been traded once in the past.

• 2 works, or 4%, sold above their high estimate.
• 2 works, or 4%, sold within their low and high estimate.
• 44 works, or 92%, sold below their low estimate.
• 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.

Guaranteed sales

No sales had a guarantee.

Works that did not sell

12 works were bought-in, including: Eugene Atget, Coin du Boulevard de la Chapelle et 76 rue Fleury (1921), estimated at $30,000 (low) to $50,000 (high). It has been traded once in the past.

Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn

Terms and definitions

All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.

Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.

Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.

Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.