Simon Norfolk

The North Gate of Baghdad (After Corot) from Scenes from a Liberated Baghdad

Found at Phillips, London
Photographs, Lot 120
21. May 2015
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
2003
Chromogenic print.
101 x 126.3 cm (39 3/4 x 49 3/4 in.)
Signed in ink on the reverse of the flush-mount. One from an edition of 10 plus 3 artist’s proofs.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.

In May 2015 Phillips in London held the auction Photographs, which included the work The North Gate of Baghdad (After Corot) from Scenes from a Liberated Baghdad by Simon Norfolk. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 9,375.00 (€ 13,034.95), 56% above the upper estimate. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Simon Norfolk; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Former Teahouse in a park next to the Afghan Exhibition of Economic and Social Achievements in the Shah Shahid district of Kabul sold at auction in November 2008 with the realized price of GBP 13,750.00 (€ 16,624.78).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen

Im Mai 2015 führte Phillips in London die Auktion Photographs durch, in der auch die Arbeit The North Gate of Baghdad (After Corot) from Scenes from a Liberated Baghdad von Simon Norfolk zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 9.375,00 (€ 13.034,95) und damit 56% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Simon Norfolk; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Former Teahouse in a park next to the Afghan Exhibition of Economic and Social Achievements in the Shah Shahid district of Kabul im November 2008 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 13.750,00 (€ 16.624,78).

Other artists in this auction

Robert Mapplethorpe - Lisa Lyon
Robert Mapplethorpe
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Lisa Lyon
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
1,346 auction results
Josef Koudelka - Matriarch
Josef Koudelka
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Matriarch
Price: 8.125 GBP
Found at Phillips
161 auction results
Abelardo Morell - Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View Looking West in Empty Room
Abelardo Morell
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View Looking West in Empty Room
Price: 4.750 GBP
Found at Phillips
127 auction results
Robert Polidori - Michel Anguier by Jacques d’Agar, 1675, Salle la surintendance de Colbert, Salles du XVII, Aile du Nord – R.d.C, Chateau de Versailles
Robert Polidori
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Michel Anguier by Jacques d’Agar, 1675, Salle la surintendance de Colbert, Salles du XVII, Aile du Nord – R.d.C, Chateau de Versailles
Price: 20.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
209 auction results
Vik Muniz - The Poppy Field at Argenteuil, after Claude Monet from Pictures of Pigment
Vik Muniz
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: The Poppy Field at Argenteuil, after Claude Monet from Pictures of Pigment
Price: 37.500 GBP
Found at Phillips
1,121 auction results
David Hockney - George, Blanche, Celia, Albert and Percy, London, January
David Hockney
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: George, Blanche, Celia, Albert and Percy, London, January
Price: 13.750 GBP
Found at Phillips
4,045 auction results
Nan Goldin - Self-portrait in the mirror, Hotel Baur au Lac, Zürich
Nan Goldin
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Self-portrait in the mirror, Hotel Baur au Lac, Zürich
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
679 auction results
Cindy Sherman - Untitled (Lucille Ball)
Cindy Sherman
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Untitled (Lucille Ball)
Price: 6.250 GBP
Found at Phillips
1,019 auction results
Sante D\'Orazio - Pamela Anderson, Hollywood, Profile #1
Sante D'Orazio
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Pamela Anderson, Hollywood, Profile #1
Price: 7.500 GBP
Found at Phillips
84 auction results
Diane Arbus - Identical Twins, Roselle, N.J.
Diane Arbus
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Identical Twins, Roselle, N.J.
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
687 auction results
William Eggleston - Untitled (Baby Doll Cadillac)
William Eggleston
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Untitled (Baby Doll Cadillac)
Price: 31.250 GBP
Found at Phillips
531 auction results
William Klein - Big Face in Crowd, New York
William Klein
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Big Face in Crowd, New York
Price: 1.500 GBP
Found at Phillips
367 auction results
René Burri - Cordoba, Argentina
René Burri
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Cordoba, Argentina
Price: 3.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
108 auction results
Elliott Erwitt - North Carolina
Elliott Erwitt
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: North Carolina
Price: 3.250 GBP
Found at Phillips
454 auction results
Bill Brandt - Nude, London
Bill Brandt
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Nude, London
Price: 8.125 GBP
Found at Phillips
565 auction results
Erwin Blumenfeld - Mirror (Tedi Thurman)
Erwin Blumenfeld
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Mirror (Tedi Thurman)
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
155 auction results
Herb Ritts - Tatjana in Swimsuit, Hollywood
Herb Ritts
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Tatjana in Swimsuit, Hollywood
Price: 4.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
462 auction results
David Bailey - John Lennon
David Bailey
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: John Lennon
Price: 15.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
114 auction results
Terry O\'Neill - Frank Sinatra on the Boardwalk, Miami
Terry O'Neill
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Frank Sinatra on the Boardwalk, Miami
Price: 12.500 GBP
Found at Phillips
309 auction results
Eve Arnold - Paul Newman at Lee Strasberg\'s Studio, New York
Eve Arnold
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Paul Newman at Lee Strasberg's Studio, New York
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
69 auction results
Bruce Bernard - Francis Bacon in his studio, Reece Mews
Bruce Bernard
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Francis Bacon in his studio, Reece Mews
Price: 6.250 GBP
Found at Phillips
20 auction results
Irving Penn - Spencer Tracy, New York, Mar. 23
Irving Penn
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Spencer Tracy, New York, Mar. 23
Price: 10.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
1,531 auction results
Annie Leibovitz - Mikhail Baryshnikov, Brussels, Belgium
Annie Leibovitz
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Brussels, Belgium
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
189 auction results
William Claxton - Halima and Chet Baker, Redondo Beach
William Claxton
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Halima and Chet Baker, Redondo Beach
Price: 4.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
26 auction results
Desirée Dolron - Xteriors XI
Desirée Dolron
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Xteriors XI
Price: 35.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
93 auction results
Hendrik Kerstens - Napkin, February
Hendrik Kerstens
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Napkin, February
Price: 8.125 GBP
Found at Phillips
18 auction results
Steven Klein - X Static Process 02
Steven Klein
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: X Static Process 02
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
98 auction results
Vanessa Beecroft - VB26.038, Galleria Lia Rumma, Naples
Vanessa Beecroft
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: VB26.038, Galleria Lia Rumma, Naples
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
230 auction results
Candida Höfer - Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles III
Candida Höfer
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles III
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
506 auction results
Hiroshi Sugimoto - Draken, Göteborg
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Draken, Göteborg
Price: 18.750 GBP
Found at Phillips
1,375 auction results
Richard Avedon - Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent, Los Angeles, California, June 14
Richard Avedon
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent, Los Angeles, California, June 14
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
636 auction results
Frank Thiel - Untitled #01 from \
Frank Thiel
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Untitled #01 from "City TV", (Berlin)
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
66 auction results
Michael Dweck - Mermaid 18, Weeki Wachee, Florida
Michael Dweck
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Mermaid 18, Weeki Wachee, Florida
Price: 27.500 GBP
Found at Phillips
47 auction results
Antoine Verglas - Road Trip
Antoine Verglas
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Road Trip
Price: 15.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
7 auction results
Debbie Han - Masturbating Grace I
Debbie Han
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Masturbating Grace I
Price: 10.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
11 auction results
Kim Joon - Blue Fish
Kim Joon
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Blue Fish
Price: 21.875 GBP
Found at Phillips
22 auction results
Sølve Sundsbø - Karen I
Sølve Sundsbø
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Karen I
Price: 15.625 GBP
Found at Phillips
9 auction results
Helmut Newton - Untitled, Paris, U.S. Vogue, (Two pairs of legs)
Helmut Newton
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Untitled, Paris, U.S. Vogue, (Two pairs of legs)
Price: 3.750 GBP
Found at Phillips
1,282 auction results
Yoshinori Mizutani - Moonlight 02
Yoshinori Mizutani
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Moonlight 02
Price: 5.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
7 auction results
Mika Ninagawa - Plant a Tree
Mika Ninagawa
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Plant a Tree
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
4 auction results
Pieter Hugo - Mallam Mantari Lamal with Mainasara, Nigeria from The Hyena and Other Men
Pieter Hugo
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Mallam Mantari Lamal with Mainasara, Nigeria from The Hyena and Other Men
Price: 43.750 GBP
Found at Phillips
85 auction results
Florian Maier-Aichen - Untitled (Saddle Peak)
Florian Maier-Aichen
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Untitled (Saddle Peak)
Price: 110.500 GBP
Found at Phillips
126 auction results
Elger Esser - Beg en Aud, Frankreich
Elger Esser
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Beg en Aud, Frankreich
Price: 20.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
261 auction results
Gregory Crewdson - Untitled (Ray of Light) from Twilight
Gregory Crewdson
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Untitled (Ray of Light) from Twilight
Price: 27.500 GBP
Found at Phillips
321 auction results
Ori Gersht - Wildflowers from Flowers
Ori Gersht
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Wildflowers from Flowers
Price: 18.750 GBP
Found at Phillips
43 auction results
Miroslav Tichý - Untitled
Miroslav Tichý
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Untitled
Price: 6.250 GBP
Found at Phillips
80 auction results
Guy Bourdin - French Vogue
Guy Bourdin
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: French Vogue
Price: 15.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
88 auction results
Ormond Gigli - Girls in Windows, New York City
Ormond Gigli
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Girls in Windows, New York City
Price: 25.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
137 auction results
Albert Watson - Kate Moss, Marrakech
Albert Watson
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Kate Moss, Marrakech
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
231 auction results
Horst P. Horst - Round the Clock I, New York
Horst P. Horst
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Round the Clock I, New York
Price: 10.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
836 auction results
Sarah Moon - The Clock
Sarah Moon
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: The Clock
Price: 3.750 GBP
Found at Phillips
62 auction results
Mario Testino - Kate Moss, for British Vogue, October
Mario Testino
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Kate Moss, for British Vogue, October
Price: 30.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
68 auction results
Wolfgang Tillmans - Anemone II
Wolfgang Tillmans
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Anemone II
Price: 9.375 GBP
Found at Phillips
736 auction results
Erwin Olaf - Barbara from Grief
Erwin Olaf
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Barbara from Grief
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
147 auction results
Henri Cartier-Bresson - The Decisive Moment, 1952; The Europeans, 1955
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: The Decisive Moment, 1952; The Europeans, 1955
Price: 3.500 GBP
Found at Phillips
1,568 auction results
Nobuyoshi Araki - Untitled from PaINting
Nobuyoshi Araki
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Untitled from PaINting
Price: 5.250 GBP
Found at Phillips
617 auction results
Frank Horvat - Givenchy Hat A, for Jardin des Modes, Paris
Frank Horvat
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Givenchy Hat A, for Jardin des Modes, Paris
Price: 5.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
123 auction results
Eikoh Hosoe - Barakei (Ordeal by Roses) #32
Eikoh Hosoe
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Barakei (Ordeal by Roses) #32
Price: 3.750 GBP
Found at Phillips
62 auction results
Lillian Bassman - Anne Saint-Marie, New York, Chanel Advertising
Lillian Bassman
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Anne Saint-Marie, New York, Chanel Advertising
Price: 5.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
160 auction results
Louis Faurer - Park Ave. Garage at Hotel Marguery, New York City
Louis Faurer
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Park Ave. Garage at Hotel Marguery, New York City
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
161 auction results
Malick Sidibé - Nuit de Noël (Happy-Club)
Malick Sidibé
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Nuit de Noël (Happy-Club)
Price: 13.750 GBP
Found at Phillips
172 auction results
Boris Mikhailov - Untitled from Case History
Boris Mikhailov
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Untitled from Case History
Price: 7.500 GBP
Found at Phillips
71 auction results
Steve McCurry - Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl, Pakistan
Steve McCurry
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl, Pakistan
Price: 11.250 GBP
Found at Phillips
113 auction results
Sebastião Salgado - Mali
Sebastião Salgado
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Mali
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
451 auction results
Loretta Lux - The Red Ball 2
Loretta Lux
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: The Red Ball 2
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
179 auction results
Vee Speers - Untitled #37 from The Birthday Party
Vee Speers
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Untitled #37 from The Birthday Party
Price: not sold
Found at Phillips
24 auction results
Ruud van Empel - Boy & Girl
Ruud van Empel
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Boy & Girl
Price: 80.500 GBP
Found at Phillips
123 auction results
Nick Brandt - Portrait of Zebra Mother and Baby, Ngorongoro
Nick Brandt
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Portrait of Zebra Mother and Baby, Ngorongoro
Price: 8.125 GBP
Found at Phillips
322 auction results
Peter Beard - Loliondo Lion Charge
Peter Beard
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: Loliondo Lion Charge
Price: 20.000 GBP
Found at Phillips
765 auction results
Miles Aldridge - A Dazzling Beauty #4
Miles Aldridge
Auction: 21. May 2015
Title: A Dazzling Beauty #4
Price: 9.375 GBP
Found at Phillips
35 auction results