On June 21st and 22nd, Sotheby's will offer an auction of Photographs from the Polaroid Collection in New York. The collection of more than 1000 works provides unique insight into the influence of Polaroid's revolutionary technology – which all but eliminated the distance between inspiration and realization – on the history of photography. The Collection was begun by Edwin Land, inventor and founder of Polaroid, and is vast in its breadth and ambition. Works by many of the leading photographers of the second half of the 20th century will be offered, among them Chuck Close, David Hockney, Lucas Samaras, David Levinthal, Robert Frank, Robert Mapplethorpe and, perhaps most significantly, Ansel Adams, who is represented by over 400 photographs.
From the time of its introduction in 1948, the Polaroid camera has inspired photographers and artists to push the limits of their creativity. Photographs from the Polaroid Collection comprises an astonishing range of photographic approaches and sensibilities: from the masterful landscapes of Ansel Adams to the surreal explorations of Lucas Samaras; from the massive self portraits by Chuck Close to the cultural commentaries of Robert Heinecken. Polaroid cameras and films have spurred some of the most interesting photographic work of the latter part of the 20th century. In addition to multifarious works in Polaroid media, the Polaroid Corporation also acquired traditional gelatin silver prints of photographic icons by Harry Callahan, Dorothea Lange, Imogen Cunningham, Minor White, Edward and Brett Weston, and Paul Caponiogro, to name but a few. Replete with photographic masterworks and little-known gems, Photographs from the Polaroid Collection offers collectors an unprecedented opportunity to acquire images from one of the largest and most distinctive corporate collections to be sold at auction.
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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