New York Contemporary Photographs Auctions
Published September 10th, 2008
Christie’s has announced important sales during its Photographs Week at Rockefeller Center this October. With viewings for all sales open to the public from October 9 -13, the three distinct sales will present collectors with the finest photographs from many of the 20th and 21st century’s most important and influential artists. The combined total for all three sales is expected to be $8.3-12.3 million.
On October 13, Christie’s will launch a first of its kind sale dedicated exclusively to works by international contemporary photographers. The auction will feature an unprecedented selection of works by some of the most important photographers living and working today, including Thomas Struth, Nan Goldin, Andres Serrano, Nobuyoshi Araki, Thomas Ruff, Chuck Close, Sally Mann, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Wolfgang Tillmans, Louise Lawler, Axel Hütte, Alec Soth, and Marylin Minter among others. Starting at $6000, the tightly edited auction of 93 lots is expected to total $1.6-2.4 million.
On October 14 Christie’s will offer a range of exceptional photographs, which demonstrate the breadth and scope of the medium’s trajectory from the 19th century through to the present. Included in the various owners catalogue are groupings from some of the finest private collections and individual master works, including seminal photographs by artists such as Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Robert Frank, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Dorothea Lange, Tina Modotti, Irving Penn, and Edward Weston among others. The total estimate for the sale is $5.2-7.7 million.
Auctions: October 13 & 14 2008
Viewing: 20 Rockefeller Center
Thursday October 9 10am-5pm
Friday October 10 10am-5pm
Saturday October 11 10am-5pm
Sunday October 12 1pm-5pm
Monday October 13 10am-noon
*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium
