~ANDREAS GURSKY/PHILLIPS
LOT #24
ANDREAS GURSKY, ‘Toys “R” Us’, 1999, color coupler print. Diasec mounted.
61- 3/4 x 113-1/4 ins. – numbered 3/6
Estimate $1,200,000 – 1,800,000
THIS LOT DID NOT SELL.
. . . probably because it found its way into the wrong auction, as a result of its high estimate. It was presented in an evening of high priced classical photography, but it is considered an “artist generated photographic” art object, (Thomas Ruff’s work is another example). It should have been placed in the upcoming contemporary art sale.
This sublime Gursky was offered to the wrong audience.
’27 EXCEPTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS’
24 APRIL 2007 – 7pm
‘PHOTOGRAPHS’
25 APRIL 2007 – 10am & 2pm
ABOVE IMAGE: SCANNED FROM THE AUCTION CARD