Photographies

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Following the French government’s announcement of new social restrictions, please note that our Paris premises are now closed to the public. All scheduled auctions are confirmed to continue, and we will be taking telephone and absentee bids, or via the Christie’s LIVE™ platform.

Christie’s will hold on 10 November it’s Photographs auction, focusing on 20^th and 21^st century photography. 130 works will be presented by masters such as Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Constatin Brancusi as well as contemporary artists like Wolfgang Tillmans, Thomas Ruff, Hassan Hajjaj and Zanele Muholi.

Some of the most famous and iconic images from the 20^th century are present; images from the magnificent series La Passante du Siècle by Richard Avedon staring Stephanie Seymour coming from the Egoïste Collection, Helmut Newton’s Elsa Peretti as a Bunny, as well as prints from Irving Penn’s celebrated Small Trades series.

Finally, the Photographs Department is pleased to present a rare vintage photographs signed by Constantin Brancusi, a beautiful vintage print by August Sander, as well as a colourful portfolio by Robert Heinecken.