Sotheby's May 2010 auction of Photographs features remarkable works from all periods of the history of photography.
Amongst the highlights of the sale is an exquisite albumen print of the eminent La Villette, rue Asselin, fille publique faisant le quart devant sa porte, 1921 by the famous and acclaimed early 20th century French photographer Eugène Atget.
The modern section comprises an intriguing group of vintage prints from the estate of the German avant-garde photographer Heinz Hajek-Halke. The collection is headed by two vintage silver prints from the Black and White Nudes series (1930-36) and includes a selection of photo-montages and abstract experimental studies from the 1930s and 1940s.
Furthermore, the Property from an Important French Collection includes significant works by such outstanding figures of 20th century photography as Man Ray, Horst P. Horst, Helmut Newton, William Eggleston, Lee Friedlander, Thomas Struth and Hiroshi Sugimoto. Irving Penn's beautiful still lifes Two Liqueurs, New York 1951 and Frozen Foods with String Beans, New York, 1977 also feature and serve to represent the quality of this exceptional collection.
Photographs by other major artists such as Gustave Le Gray, Charles Marville, Alexander Rodchenko, Anton Stankowski, Brassaï, Robert Mapplethorpe, Robert Polidori, Cindy Sherman and Nobuyoshi Araki conclude the exciting programme of the sale.
Eugène Atget
La Villette, rue Asselin, fille publique faisant le quart devant sa porte, 1921
Albumen print
Estimate : GBP 20.000 - 30.000
Bloomsbury Auctions, London is delighted to announce its May 22nd Photographs and Photobooks sale. It will encompass a range of photographs dating from the 1850s to the present day. 
Nineteenth century highlights from the auction include a group of eight rare and early salt prints (from albumen on glass negatives) of Rome by Eugène Constant
Amongst the highlights of the “Photography” Auction can be counted a number of August Sander’s most important landscape photographs, including his shot of the Rhine river at Boppard from 1938 (lot 27, 8.000 €) as well as another from 1941 where the photographer captures a romantic rear view high over the Rhine ...
Un nouveau record ! Un appareil photographique de la marque allemande Leica, datant de 1923, a été vendu 2,16 millions d'euros, samedi 12 mai, lors d'une vente aux enchères organisée par la Galerie Westlicht à Vienne (Autriche).
Christie’s Photographs sale on Wednesday 16 May features over 100 works with estimates ranging from £3,000 to £120,000.
The sale brings the story of photography closer to the present with some of the most recognisable contemporary practitioners: a diptych by Andreas Gursky, who currently holds the...
Bonhams’ next sale of Photographs in London takes place on Thursday 17th May at 2pm. The sale will feature fine photographs and photobooks from the history of the medium, from the 19th Century to the present day.
Highlights of the sale include John Jabez Edwin Mayall’s exquisite daguerreotype portrait of Charles...
Du 18 au 29 mai à l'hôtel de Sauroy, Stéphane Brasca, directeur de la rédaction du magazine de l'air, organise Collection 02, une exposition-vente de photographies qui réunit huit artistes autour du nu et du paysage.
Les photographies de Chine, d'Indochine, d'Afrique, d'Océanie, du Japon, d'Amériques, d'aviation et nus sont visibles le lundi 23 avril de 11h à 18h et le mardi 24 avril de 11h à 12h en salle 9 de l'Hôtel Drouot.
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