Photographs & Fashion Photographs

from the Susanne von Meiss Collection

Auction: 21 May 2022 – 24 May 2022
Opening: 24 May 2022, 16

Photographs & Fashion Photographs
Chris von Wangenheim (1942-1981), Untitled, 1971, gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 in., Estimate : €4,000-6,000, © Chris von Wangenheim

PHOTOGRAPHS & FASHION PHOTOGRAPHS
from the Susanne von Meiss Collection


Live Auction: "Photographs": 24 May 2022, 4 pmCatalogue: here

Online auction: "Fashion photographs from the Susanne von Meiss collection": until 24 May
Catalogue: here

Preview: 21 - 24 May
Christie's, 9 avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris

Specialist, Head of Sale:
Fannie Bourgeoisfbourgeois@christies.com+33 (0)1 40 76 84 41

123 works from the 20th and 21st century will be presented by leading practitioners of the medium: among them Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, Robert Mapplethorpe, Hiro, Nan Goldin, Candida Hofer, Hiroshi Sugimoto & Marina Abramovic.

The highlight of the auction are Fashion Photographs from the Susanne von Meiss Collection with works by established fashion photographers such as Richard Avedon, Sarah Moon and Edward Steichen; to those lesser known in the field like Franck Christen and Len Prince. A true glimpse into this genre over the past 80 years, curated with a particular collector’s vision.

Artists

Works

  • Guido Mocafico (b. 1962), Naja Melanoleuca, 2003, C-type print, 46 x 59 in., €40,000–60,000, © Guido Mocafico/Naja Melanoleuca, 2003
  • John Stewart (1919-2019), Muhammad Ali, 'Fist & Arm', Chicago, 1977, gelatin silver print, 66 x 45 in., €15,000–20,000, © John Stewart / Acte2galerie
  • Horst P. Horst (1906-1999), Mainbocher Corset, Paris, 1939, gelatin silver print, 12 x 9 in., €10,000–12,000, © Conde Nast Inc./Horst Estate
  • Hiroshi Sugimoto (b. 1948), In Praise of Shadows, 980816, 1998, gelatin silver print, 72 x 60¼ in., €40,000-60,000, © Hiroshi Sugimoto