Helmut Newton & Peter Beard Star in Sotheby's Sale

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
May 17th 2009 at 8:00PM

Masterful works by Helmut Newton and Peter Beard star in Sotheby's Photographs sale in London on Tuesday. Prices have come down from their pre-crash levels so no doubt many of the lots will seem like relative bargains when the market recovers. The sale's highlight is Newton's sexy Mannequins Quai D'Orsay, Paris, 1977 (above), estimated at about $18,000 - $27,000. Also on offer is his Winnie at the Negresco, Nice, 1975, est. at about $9,000 - $12,000. Among the Beard works in the sale are Cheetah Cub Orphans in Mweiga, 1968, est. at about $22,000 - $30,000, and From 'The End of the Game', 1964, est. at about $15,000 - $23,000.

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