Photography from the beginnings to the present day

Auctions 1246/1247/1248 - Photography. Cologne, June 4/5, Post-auction report

In the Photography auction, bidders were thrilled by the wide range on offer, from one of the first colour photographs in history to contemporary works. Lempertz thus confirmed its position as market leader in the field of photography auctions in Germany.

As expected, ‘Das Bäumchen’ by Albert Renger-Patzsch achieved the highest hammer price of the Photography auction with a result of 47,800 euro. It was only four years after taking the photograph, whilst teaching at the Folkwang School in Essen, that Renger-Patzsch discovered the technical possibilities for this large-format print measuring 53.3 x 38 centimetres.

One of the first colour photographs dates back to the early days of the medium - a photo of historical rarity. Using the interference technique, known as the Lippmann process, the physician and photography enthusiast Dr Richard Neuhauss set himself in the scene. The resulting self-portrait in the pose of a scholar with a strongly coloured red housecoat fetched 7,500 euros at auction and moves now to a museum.

In 1996, Peter Lindbergh photographed a fashion icon: ‘Nadja Auermann, Mojave Desert, California, USA’. Signed on the reverse and numbered 1/25, the example was worth 11,300 euros to the successful bidder.

The Evening Sale followed straight after the auction and featured Candida Höfer’s ‘Elbphilharmonie’ which brought 44,000 euro.

Kim In Sook's lightbox ‘Saturday Night’ from 2010 achieved the highest result overall in the Photography Department on the second day of the auction (5th June). Auctioned within the Day Sale, it sold for 55,000 euro.

Bernd and Hilla Becher have held one of the most influential positions in the field of artistic photography since the 1980s. Their ‘View Wassertürme’ was auctioned for 11,900 euro

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Auction Dates

Auction 1246 - Photography

Photography
Tuesday 04. 06. 2024, 02:00 pm - Wednesday 05. 06. 2024, 03:00 pm
Lot 500 - 682
Auction 1246
Auction
Cologne

2024 Tuesday 4 June
Photography 1246
2 pm Lot 500 - 682

Evening Sale 1247
6 pm Lot 1 - 70

Wednesday June 5
Day Sale 1248 Contemporary Art
2 pm Lot 300 - 433
Preview
Cologne

Thursday May 30 11 am - 4 pm
Friday May 31 10 am - 5.30 pm
Saturday June 1 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday June 2 11 am - 4 pm
Monday June 3 10 am - 5.30 pm

Vernissage
Wednesday May 29, 6 pm
Berlin

A selection
Poststr. 22, 10178 Berlin-Mitte
Vernissage Wednesday May 22
6 - 9 pm
Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24
10 am - 5 pm
Saturday, May 25
11 am - 3 pm
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Auction 1247 - Evening Sale - Contemporary Art

Photography Post War & Contemporary Art Modern Art
Tuesday 04. 06. 2024, 06:00 pm
Lot 1 - 68
Auction 1247
Auction
Cologne
Tuesday 4 June 2024
6 pm Lot 1 – 70
Preview
Cologne

Thursday May 30 11 am - 4 pm
Friday May 31 10 am - 5.30 pm
Saturday June 1 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday June 2 11 am - 4 pm
Monday June 3 10 am - 5.30 pm

Vernissage
Wednesday, May 29
6 pm

A selection
Poststr. 22, 10178 Berlin-Mitte
Vernissage Wednesday May 22
6 - 9 pm
Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24
10 am - 5 pm
Saturday, May 25
11 am - 3 pm
Catalogue
PDF-Catalogue
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Auction 1247 - Evening Sale - Modern Art

Photography Post War & Contemporary Art Modern Art
Tuesday 04. 06. 2024, 06:00 pm
Lot 1 - 68
Auction 1247
Auction
Cologne
Tuesday June 4 2024
6 pm Lot 1 - 70
Preview
Cologne
Thursday May 30 11 am - 4 pm
Friday May 31 10 am - 5.30 pm
Saturday June 1 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday June 2 11 am - 4 pm
Monday June 3 10 am - 5.30 pm

Vernissage
Wednesday May 29 6 pm

A selection
Poststr. 22, 10178 Berlin-Mitte
Vernissage Wednesday May 22
6 - 9 pm
Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24
10 am - 5 pm
Saturday, May 25
11 am - 3 pm
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PDF-Catalogue
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Auction 1248 - Day Sale - Contemporary Art

Photography Post War & Contemporary Art Modern Art
Wednesday 05. 06. 2024, 02:00 pm
Lot 305 - 432
Auction 1248
Auction
Cologne
Wednesday, June 5
2 pm Lot 300 - 433
Preview
Cologne

Thursday May 30, 11 am - 4 pm
Friday May 31, 10 am - 5.30 pm
Saturday June, 1 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday June 2, 11 am - 4 pm
Monday June, 3 10 am - 5.30 pm

Vernissage
Wednesday May 29, 6 pm

Berlin
A selection
Poststr. 22, 10178 Berlin-Mitte
Vernissage Wednesday May 22,
6 - 9 pm
Thursday May 23 and Friday May 24, 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday May 25, 11 am - 3 pm
Catalogue
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Auction 1248 - Day Sale - Modern Art

Photography Post War & Contemporary Art Modern Art
Wednesday 05. 06. 2024, 11:00 am
Lot 100 - 261
Auction 1248
Auction
Cologne
Wednesday June 5, 2024
11 am Lot 100 - 262
Preview
Cologne

Thursday May 30 11 am - 4 pm
Friday May 31 10 am - 5.30 pm
Saturday June 1 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday June 2 11 am - 4 pm
Monday June 3 10 am - 5.30 pm

Vernissage
Wednesday May 29, 6 pm

Berlin
A selection
Poststr. 22 , 10178 Berlin-Mitte
Vernissage Wednesday May 22
6 - 9 pm
Thursday May 23 and Friday May 24 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday May 25 11 am - 3 pm
Catalogue
PDF-Catalogue
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