Top lot of the auction photos of Christie's for £ 104 million

Photo Peter Beard called "Tsavo National Park, based on the World Day of laughter 1948" (1968) was the top lot of the auction photos of Christie's in London. For this work, a private buyer from America gave 103,875 pounds. The final result of trades amounted to 1, 48 million pounds. A selection of photos of the work of Helmut Newton, David LaChapelle, Albert Watson, Peter Beard, Marcus Lyons and Tim HLEF presented at the spring exhibition at Christie's in Moscow, was sold at 100%. "Favorites of the auction photos become works of contemporary artists who have reached the stellar results, as well as works by Peter Beard from the private collection of the hotel Nord Pinus, a selection of which was sold for £ 551,525, exceeding the preliminary estimate of between £ 335,000 - £ 490,000 - says Alexander Montag-Spare, director of Christie's London pictures. - During the auction it was established four world record price for a work of fashion photographers like Louise Dahl-Fulf and Javier Vallhonrat and British authors - Marcus Lyons and Tim HLEF. The great demand of Helmut Newton photographs, especially, has exceeded all expectations selling preparatory Polaroids "Big Nude III» for £ 22,500, surpassing several times a preliminary assessment of £ 6 000-8 000. "