Today, the auction house Sotheby's holds auctions on photos

Today, the auction house Sotheby's holds in New York trading photos, which were created the best photos of XX century, such as Robert Mapplethorpe (Robert Mapplethorpe), Robert Frank (Robert Frank), William Egglston (William Eggleston) , Irving Penn (Irving Penn), and many other masters.

Robert Mapplethorpe will be submitted to the auction his famous «Callot» (estimeyt 60-80 thousand dollars). This photo is primarily associated with the scandalously famous exhibition of 1988 «The Moment of Truth» (The Perfect Moment), the cover of the directory which it adorned. Then the pictures were exhibited in the traveling exhibition, conservatives considered obscene. Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, without giving a reason has refused to host the exhibit. A Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, where an exhibition, nagryanula police and even arrested the director. And now «Kalla» took its rightful place and became one of the landmark works in the artist's legacy.

At the auction, you can also purchase one of the first platinum prints Mapplethorpe - «Coral Sea» (100-150 thousand dollars). It was made in 1985 when photographer, seeking to surpass the traditional gelatin-silver prints, and began to experiment with other materials, in particular with the platinum.

attention of the buyers will also be invited to one of the earliest images with a view of New York, which was made in October 1848, or perhaps even earlier. This daguerreotype entitled «House on the" continuation of Broadway "», which is estimated at 50-70 thousand dollars. Date and place of capture was able to learn from the note enclosed in a leather bag, which kept the plate. This shot particularly valuable because of early daguerreotype views of New York can be counted on the fingers and, to our knowledge, only one of them has been placed before this.

Top-lot auction is a snapshot of the Hungarian photographer Laszlo Mohoy-Nagy (Moholy-Nagy László), on which he depicted his wife, Lucia Mohoy (200-300 thousand dollars). This is one of the most famous portraits of the master, in which the visible characteristic of the innovative work of its features: spontaneity, play of light and shadow, careful framing. The picture comes from the collection of Russian film director Esther Ilyinichna fur, which acquired it from a photographer in the late 1920's. Large print size indicates that it most likely was intended for exhibition.

Sotheby's also put for auction a set of five nude modernist work of Edward Weston (Edward Weston), estimated at 50-70 thousand dollars. The pictures - mistress and muse Weston Noskovyak Sonya (Sonya Noskowiak), which was also a talented photographer. The presented work kept her until her death.

Robert Frank will be presented at the auction by several photographs taken for his famous book «Americans». Those who wish to be able to purchase the work «New Orleans (Tram)» (80-120 thousand dollars), used on the cover, as well as «U. S. 30 between Ogallala and North Platt, Nebraska »(25-35 thousand dollars) and« Detroit (Rodeo) »(15-25 thousand dollars). In the list of lots as there are a few images the author of London.

Another interesting piece in this auction - photo William Egglstona «Untitled (Peaches! Near Greenville, Mississippi)», devoted to the American south. It is estimated at 50-70 thousand dollars. Other works Egglstona that can be purchased: «Memphis (Woman with children in the car)« (estimeyt: 20-30 thousand dollars), «Como, Mississippi» (15-25 thousand dollars) and «Memphis (Woman facing a brick wall) »(10-15 thousand dollars).

It will cost in the upcoming auction and without Ancell Adams (Ansel Adams). Attention to customers will be offered Collections «Portfolio Three: Valley Yosemiti» (50-70 thousand dollars), «Images of the High Sierra» (60-90 thousand dollars), as well as photos «Titona tops and river Sneyk» (50-70 thousand dollars) .

Another top lot auction Sotheby's, of course, is the «Woman in Moroccan Palace» (200-300 thousand dollars) of work Irvine Penna . This platinum print depicts the wife of a photographer, incomparable Lisa Fonssagriv PINS (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn). The photo was taken in order for the magazine Vogue and published in the January issue of 1952 in the section on travel entitled «Guide to Morocco».

In addition, the list of lots in the auction are works Imodzhin Cunningham (Imogen Cunningham), Richard Avedona (Richard Avedon), Henri Cartier-Bresson (Henri Cartier-Bresson), Ralph Gibson (Ralph Gibson), Andre Kertes ( André Kertész), Annie Leibowitz (Annie Leibovitz), Tina Modotti (Tina Modotti), Helmut Newton (Helmut Newton), Skrebneski Victor (Victor Skrebneski), Alfred Stieglitz (Alfred Stieglitz) and the other photo.

material produced Catherine Onuchin

Source: sothebys.com , artinvestment.ru