Auction houses continue to occur on the heels galleries. And Phillips said that now he is the exclusive international representative of the famous photographer Annie Leibowitz

Auctions continued its offensive on the primary market. Recently, the house Phillips de Pury & Co., Specializing in the sale of works of modern art, said that he would now be the sole international representative of the famous photographer Annie Leibowitz (Annie Leibovitz). Previously, it represented the interests of the New York Edwynn Houk Gallery. The new agreement with the auction house Leibowitz involves the sale of the portfolio of 200 of her works. All photos will be printed edition 7 copies and available at the price of 20 thousand pounds (37 200 dollars). But to make a special auction Leibowitz, a-la Beautiful Inside My Head Forever Demiena Hurst (Damien Hirst) , Phillips is not going to.

From 22 October to 17 November at London's office, Phillips de Pury will be exhibition of works of Leibowitz. It will be presented 24 photographs, including portraits of the famous John Lennon and Yoko Ono (John Lennon & Yoko Ono), Patti Smith (Patti Smith), Susan Zontag (Susan Sontag), Mick Jagger (Mick Jagger), Louise Bourgeois (Louise Bourgeois) and Mikhail Baryshnikov. All works are part of the portfolio for Leibowitz Phillips. The exhibition is dedicated to large-scale exhibition «Annie Leibowitz. Life photographer 1990-2005 »in the National Portrait Gallery.

Leibowitz was not the first photographer who represents Phillips de Pury. Auction house disposes of the legacy of the famous French fashion photographer Guy Burden (Guy Bourdin). In addition, in 2006 and 2007, Phillips arranged exhibition of works by Mario Testino (Mario Testino).

Sources: artnet.com , artinvestment.ru