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Fine Photographs Auction
Fine Photographs Auction
February 14, 2015
Helmut Newton, Portrait of Karl Lagerfeld in Paris, oversized ferrotyped silver print, 1976. Estimate $70,000 to $100,000.
© Courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
Swann Galleries’ auction of Fine Photographs on Thursday, February 19 offers a premium selection of important photographs, ranging from mid-19th-century albumen and salt paper prints and daguerreotypes to luminous 20th-century silver prints and contemporary fine art photographs in both traditional and experimental mediums.
The top lot in the auction is Helmut Newton’s Portrait of Karl Lagerfeld in Paris, an oversized ferrotyped silver print, 1976, showing the famous fashion designer tossing a bouquet of lilies toward the Eiffel Tower ($70,000 to $100,000). Other highlights include works by Ansel Adams and Lewis W. Hine, a selection of rare circus photographs by Edward J. Kelty and contemporary masters, Beard, Eggleston, Goldin, Newton and Salgado among them.
Preview at Swann Galleries, Inc. 104 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010
February 14, 12-5; February 17 & 18, 12-5; February 19, 10-12
The auction will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 19.
An illustrated catalogue is available for $35 from Swann Galleries and may be viewed online at Swann Galleries
The top lot in the auction is Helmut Newton’s Portrait of Karl Lagerfeld in Paris, an oversized ferrotyped silver print, 1976, showing the famous fashion designer tossing a bouquet of lilies toward the Eiffel Tower ($70,000 to $100,000). Other highlights include works by Ansel Adams and Lewis W. Hine, a selection of rare circus photographs by Edward J. Kelty and contemporary masters, Beard, Eggleston, Goldin, Newton and Salgado among them.
Preview at Swann Galleries, Inc. 104 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010
February 14, 12-5; February 17 & 18, 12-5; February 19, 10-12
The auction will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 19.
An illustrated catalogue is available for $35 from Swann Galleries and may be viewed online at Swann Galleries
Helmut Newton, Portrait of Karl Lagerfeld in Paris, oversized ferrotyped silver print, 1976. Estimate $70,000 to $100,000.
© Courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
Edward J. Kelty, group of seven panoramic photographs of circus performers, silver prints, 1932-36. Estimate $15,000 to $25,000.
© Courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries