PHOTOGRAPHIES

Auction: 4 Nov 2017 – 10 Nov 2017
Opening: 10 Nov 2017

PHOTOGRAPHIES

PHOTOGRAPHIES

Auction: Friday, 10 November 2017, 3pm

Viewing:
4 & 6–9 November, 10am – 6pm
10 November, 10am – 1pm
E-catalogue: www.christies.com

Contact: Elodie Morel, Head of Department | +33 (0) 1 40 76 84 16 | emorel@christies.com

Photographies presents 143 lots with a large selection of early 19th century works, including a superb Gustave Le Gray print and several John Murray paper negatives. The sale also features a selection of early Brassaï prints from the Albert Skira Collection, as well as a beautiful selection of contemporary works from the likes of Hiroshi Sugimoto, Robert Mapplethorpe and Guido Mocafico.

Artists

Works

  • Lot 35 , CLAUDE CAHUN (1894–1954) , Untitled, 1939 , Gelatin silver print , Image: 7½ x 9¾ in. , Sheet: 7¾ x 10 in. , Estimate: €40,000–60,000
  • Lot 126 , GUSTAVE LE GRAY (1820–1882) , Flotte Française en Rade de Cherbourg, 1858 , Albumen print, mounted on board , Image/sheet: 12½ x 15¾ in. , Mount: 19⅜ x 22¾ in. , Estimate: €80,000–120,000
  • Lot 38 , LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY (1895–1946) , Photogram, Dessau, 1925 , Gelatin silver print , Image/sheet: 9⅜ x 7⅛ in. , Estimate: €120,000–180,000
  • Lot 57 , JAROMIR FUNKE (1896-1945) , Untitled (Man with a Violin), circa 1922-25 , Gelatin silver print, mounted on board , Image/sheet: 9¼ x 9¼ in. , Mount: 19¼ x 18⅜ in. , Estimate: €30,000 – 50,000