April in NY, Photographs auctions

NY will host a new round of art auctions, focused on Photography, held at Christies, Sothebys and Philips de Pury. They will represent an interesting test for the photo market, in a time when art collectors seem to look for “unique” pieces, not editions (I will try to come back to this point later).
Here is a small selection of lots:

Sothebys, April 13
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
'VERMONT MARBLE COMPANY #5, ABANDONED GRANITE SECTION, ROCHESTER, VERMONT'
large-format chromogenic print, mounted, mounted again to foamcore, framed, a title/edition label, signed in ink, on the reverse, 1991, printed in 2001, no. 1 in an edition of 7 (Quarries, p. 69)
12,000—18,000 USD
A real test after strong results for Burtynsky’s prints last autumn
Sothebys, April 13
PHILIP-LORCA DICORCIA
LONDON
chromogenic print, mounted, signed in pencil on the reverse, overmatted, framed, 1995, one in an edition of 15
10,000—15,000 USD
One of the nicest images of the “Streetwork” series

Christies, April 15
JOHN COPLANS (1920-2003)
Self Portrait (Clenched Fist over Thumb), 1988
gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated, numbered '2/12' in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp (on the reverse of the mount)
$4,000 - $6,000
Coplans’ work seems underestimated, at least by the art market.

Christies, April 15
DAIDO MORIYAMA (B. 1938)
Untitled (Lips), 2007
photosilkscreen on canvas
signed in ink, printed credit, title, date and number '1/1' on a Certificate of Authenticity affixed (on the frame backing)
$8,000 - $12,000
This image was the cover of Moriyama’s Fondation Cartier show. Could beat the estimate.

Images courtesy the artists, Christies, Sothebys