Shalom Shpilman Collection
Sold to benefit the Shpilman Institute for Photography
Auction: 13 Nov – 20 Nov 2015
Christie's Paris
9 avenue Matignon
75008 Paris
Mon-Fri 10-18
CHRISTIE'S Paris
9 avenue Matignon
75008 Paris
+33(0)1-40 76 84 16
emorel@christies.com
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Mon-Fri 10-18
Shalom Shpilman Collection
Sold to benefit the Shpilman Institute for Photography
Auctions: Friday 13 November at 7pm | Friday 20 November at 7pm
Due to the tragic events in Paris last Friday 13 November, the sale of Collection Shalom Shpilman - Part II, initially planned for Saturday, 14 November has been rescheduled to Friday 20 November at 4pm. It will resume from lot 261.
eCatalogue: www.christies.com/salelanding/index.aspx?intSaleID=25739
Elodie Morel, Head of Department | +33 (0) 1 40 76 84 16 | emorel@christies.com
Jonas Tebib, Specialist | +33 (0) 1 40 76 84 41 | jtebib@christies.com
Sold over two days, this important collection from the Shpilman Institute for Photography (SIP) is composed of 210 modernist, surrealist and contemporary photographs. Focused on abstraction and the question of perception, it gathers the works of the greatest artists of their generation, such as Man Ray, Dora Maar, Moholy Nagy, Thomas Struth, Gerhard Richter and Walead Beshty.
For over a decade the SIP has held important exhibitions of modernist photographs exhibitions and is dedicated to the promotion of the medium in Israel as well as abroad, to benefit all communities. The proceeds of these two sales will be devoted to education and research programmes developed by the Institute.
To read more on a selection of contemporary works from this exceptional collection, visit christies.com/shpilman.