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Nude Supermodels and More in Sotheby's Sale

On October 9th in New York, Sotheby's will stage a stunning sale of photographs including several nude portraits of supermodels, with work from the likes of Chuck Close, Peter Beard, Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton and more. One of the top lots is a series of six full frontal nudes of Kate Moss by Chuck Close taken in 2003, estimated at $100,000 - $150,000. Another high-priced draw is a portfolio of 12 semi-nude images of Marilyn Monroe taken in 1962 by Lawrence Schiller, estimated at $50,000 - $70,000. Two Peter Lindbergh portraits of Mick Jagger taken in 1995 are estimated at $30,000 - $50,000. And a nude of Stephanie Seymour by Richard Avedon taken in 1992 is estimated at $20,000 - $30,000, while this relatively tame image of Nadja Auermann by Irving Penn from 1994 is also a relative bargain at $6,000 - $9,000.

Tags: celebrity, Chuck Close, ChuckClose, Helmut Newton, HelmutNewton, Irving Penn, IrvingPenn, Kate Moss, KateMoss, Marilyn Monroe, MarilynMonroe, Mick Jagger, MickJagger, New York, NewYork, nude, Peter Beard, PeterBeard, photographs, photography, Richard Avedon, RichardAvedon, Sothebys, Stephanie Seymour, StephanieSeymour, supermodels

Auction Houses Test Photo Market ... and Fail

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Auctions, Art

Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips de Pury & Company felt out the fine art photography market at the beginning of the month. With the broader industry in turmoil, the auctions held from March 30 to April 2 were to show just how well one of the art market's most profitable sectors would fare.

At auctions in New York, Sotheby's pulled in $200,000 for a portrait by László Moholy-Nagy that was shot in 1920 ... good enough to be in the top 10 for photos by this artist. But, in better times, the piece probably would have gone for the $300,000 price estimate that Sotheby's put on it. Christie's moved an artist's proof by Richard Avedon for $95,000, and Phillips de Pury & Company's best result was a portfolio of 11 photos by Avedon, which sold for its low estimate of $100,000.

In general, ArtPrice referred to the results as "frankly disappointing." This is a stark change from 2008, in which more than 11,000 photographs moved at auction for a total of $158 million. By January of this year, the ArtPrice Fine Art Photograph index had plunged to its 2004 level.

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The Most Brilliant British Fashion Photographer
You've Never Heard Of

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Books

We look at lots of photo books in this line of work, but we've rarely been as impressed by one as much as teNeues' massive new Tim Walker monograph. The fact that the Brit fashion photographer's name is not as well known as that of some lesser talents must surely be corrected by the barrage of surreal, sublime images in Tim Walker: Pictures. A former assistant of Richard Avedon's, the 38-year-old obviously learned from the master, but he could hardly be called an Avedon imitator with his flair for elaborate, dreamlike tableaux. An exhibit of Walker's work opened in London last month, but for the $125 this vibrant volume costs you can be transported much further afield. No expense was spared for the extravagant British Vogue holiday shoot pictured above; the magazine even bought the vintage Rolls-Royce in case Walker had to destroy it in order to get the photo just right, as he never uses digital manipulation in his work. See the gallery for more.

[via Men.Style]

Gallery: Tim Walker's Wonderland

Tags: British Vogue, BritishVogue, Fashion, Fashion photography, FashionPhotography, Models, Richard Avedon, RichardAvedon, Rolls-Royce, teNeues, Tim Walker, TimWalker

More Nude Supermodels on the Auction Block

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Auctions

Following Christie's' successful photo auction earlier this month where a nude of First Lady of France Carla Bruni fetched $91,000, the auction house is staging another sale of stunning images in a couple of weeks. The eye-popping event, taking place in London on May 15, features another photo by Michel Comte, who took the Bruni pic. The new one is of Brazilian bombshell Gisele Bundchen from 1999, and carries an estimate of $12,000 - $16,000.

Also included is an Albert Watson portrait of Kate Moss from 1993 (pictured here, est. $16,000 - $20,000), a Peter Beard photo of Salvador Dali in 1963 (est. $24,000 - $35,000), Richard Avedon's iconic 1981 image of Nastassja Kinski and a friendly boa constrictor (est. $30,000 - $40,000), and Lewis Morley's famous 1963 shot of Christine Keeler (est. $8,000 - $12,000), the model who was at the crux of a famous British government scandal in the '60s.

In addition, there are works by Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Robert Mapplethorpe, and William Eggleston on offer. The 115-lot auction is expected to bring in over $3 million.

[via Men.Style]

Gallery: London Photo Auction

Tags: Albert Watson, AlbertWatson, Carla Bruni, CarlaBruni, Christies, Christine Keeler, ChristineKeeler, Diane Arbus, DianeArbus, Gisele Bundchen, GiseleBundchen, Kate Moss, KateMoss, Michel Comte, MichelComte, Peter Beard, PeterBeard, Richard Avedon, RichardAvedon

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