Photographs

Sale Overview

Christie’s is pleased to announce three fall Photographs auctions, the first of which will open for online bidding from 21 – 30 September. This sale will include iconic property by significant 20th century photographers such as Edward Weston, Irving Penn, Diane Arbus, Elliott Erwitt and Robert Frank and contemporary artists including Helmut Newton, Peter Beard, Robert Adams, and Robert Mapplethorpe. This sale has an abundance of works from the important Post-War period of American photography including five stunning examples of works from Robert Frank’s seminal Guggenheim-supported project, The Americans. Equally important is a rare print of Tom Stroud, oil field worker, 1980 by Richard Avedon, from his critically acclaimed project, In the American West.

Browsing Starts Sept 15
Bidding Sept 21-30
Preview Exhibition Sept 25-29th

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