Sotheby’s European Photographs department has the pleasure to invite you to view our travelling exhibition PHOTOGRAPHS, showing exquisite vintage photographs dating from the first half of the 20th century – the classical period of Photography.
Amongst the highlights are four nudes taken by Edward Weston of the Mexican writer Anita Brenner in 1925, as well as four works by Eugène Atget one of which is a beautiful arrowroot print depicting Notre-Dame in Paris, dating 1923.
Four extraordinary, delicate prints on Japan paper by Heinrich Kühn and key works by Heinz Hajek-Halke, such as the paramount Erotic - Extra Large!, 1928-32, all from the estate of the artist, complete the exhibition together with photographs by such major photographers of the period as Karl Blossfeldt, Rudolf Koppitz and Josef Sudek.
We look forward to welcoming you either at Sotheby’s New York or at Gallery Camera Work in Berlin.
All works will be for sale at the auction Photographies on 19. November at Sotheby’s Paris.
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