Bruce Davidson Leads Phillips $772,700 'Color Vision: Master Prints from Guy Stricherz and Irene Malli' Auction

A work by Bruce Davidson was the headline sale at Phillips 'Color Vision: Master Prints from Guy Stricherz and Irene Malli' auction on June 27.

• The sale totaled $772,700, meeting the pre-sale estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 82 works sold totaling $772,700.
• Estimates totaled: $522,300 (low) and $791,900 (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 95% of the original 86 lots announced.

The star lot was: Bruce Davidson, Subway (1980) (2006), which sold for $82,500, 3% above its $80,000 low estimate. It has not been traded before.

The outperformer sold for 789% above its low estimate. William Eggleston, Untitled (dog in road) (1970-1974) (2012), sold for $44,500 ($5,000 low estimate). It has not been traded before.

• 41 works, or 50%, sold above their high estimate.
• 13 works, or 16%, sold within their low and high estimate.
• 28 works, or 34%, sold below their low estimate.
• 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.

Guaranteed sales

No sales had a guarantee.

Works that did not sell

4 works were bought-in, including: Zoe Leonard, Selected Images from Analogue (2001-2004) (2006), estimated at $7,000 (low) to $9,000 (high). It has not been traded before.

Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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