PETER BEARD (B. 1938)
Heart Attack City, 1972/1998
complex collage of chromogenic, gelatin silver and halftone prints, various found objects
50 x 85 in. (128.5 x 217 cm.)
© Peter Beard. By permission of Peter Beard Studio, New York.
£300,000-400,000
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Auction:
Fri 20 May 14:00
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VERA LUTTER (B. 1960)
Erie Basin, Red Hook, VI: September 17, 2003
unique gelatin silver print in three parts
94 x 165 in. (240.3 x 419.1 cm.)
£30,000-40,000
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Viewing Dates
Saturday 14 May: 12.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Sunday 15 May: 12.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Monday 16 May: 9.00 am – 4.30 pm
Tuesday 17 May: 9.00 am – 8.00 pm
Wednesday 18 May: 9.00 am – 4.30pm
Thursday 19 May: 9.00 am – 4.30pm
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Christie's is pleased to announce the auction, Photographs, to be held on May 20th at King Street, London. This sale presents classic, modern, and contemporary photographs, and coincides with the Photo-London Somerset House photography fair, underscoring London’s status as the prime European Spring-season venue for collectors and lovers of photographs. Included are rare prints by Irving Penn and Robert Mapplethorpe as well as monumental works by Peter Beard, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Vera Lutter.
HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (B. 1948)
Baltic Sea, 1996
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board
46 x 58 in. (118.7 x 147.3 cm.)
This work is number 2 from the edition of 5.
£180,000-240,000
Some of the most influential established contemporary artists – among them Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth, and Wolfgang Tillmans – are represented alongside younger contemporaries making an impact in their field. These include Adam Broomberg & Olivier Chanarin, Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs, and Florian Maier-Aichen. The photographs offered span the past century of the medium’s history, with estimates ranging from £1,000 to £300,000.
FLORIAN MAIER-AICHEN (B. 1973)
Untitled, 2007
chromogenic print
70 x 90 in. (178 x 228.6 cm.)
This work is number 2 from the edition of 6.
£15,000-20,000
THOMAS RUFF (B. 1958)
Substrat 17 I, 2003
chromogenic print, flush-mounted on board
101 x 69 in. (257 x 177 cm.)
This work is number 2 from the edition of 3.
£40,000-60,000
MARIO TESTINO (B. 1954)
Gisele II, Paris Vogue, 2002
chromogenic print
62 x 48 in. (158.7 x 123.2 cm.)
This work is number 3 from the edition of 3.
£15,000-20,000
ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989)
Ken, Lydia and Tyler, 1985
gelatin silver print
19 x 15 in. (49.7 x 38.7 cm.)
This work is number 4 from the edition of 10.
£50,000-70,000
VIK MUNIZ (B. 1961)
Picture of Color (After Rothko), 2001
Cibachrome print
70 x 50 in. (167 x 125 cm.)
This work is number 3 from the edition of 10.
£30,000-50,000