30 mai 2010
Robert Mapplethorpe 's Two Silver Prints & Three Photogravure

10 janvier 2010
Kiichi Asano, two silver prints, 1953.
Kiichi Asano, Untitled, 1953
Silver Print. Image size: 12.5 x 17.5 in. (31.8 x 44.5 cm) Paper Size: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm) Signed, titled, dated and editioned with artist and estate stamps in Japanese ink on verso - Estimate: from $2,500 to $3,500
Kiichi Asano, A rainy Commencement Ceremony day, January 1953’ (ladies in kimonos with parasols), 1953
Silver Print, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm) Signed, titled, dated and editioned with artist and estate stamps in Japanese ink on verso - Estimate: from $2,500... [Lire la suite]
04 décembre 2009
Cecil Beaton, Elizabeth Taylor, 1950
Cecil Beaton, Elizabeth Taylor, 1950
Silver print. Printed on double weigh textured paper. Stamped on verso "Cecil Beaton Photograph" and "001017". Inscribed in pencil "Elizabeth Taylor" and "B650794". Estimate: from $2,500 to $3,000Cecil Beaton is well known for his contribution to fashion photography, portraiture, and theatrical design. Beaton attended but did not graduate from St. John’s College, Cambridge, and utilized his university contacts in arranging a portrait sitting... [Lire la suite]
29 novembre 2009
Edward Weston (1886-1958)/Cole Weston (1919-2003), "Shell [Nautilus]." & "Shell."

29 novembre 2009
Fournudes silver prints from Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006)
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) "Dark Torso with Hands.". courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
Silver print, 11x8 1/4 inches (28x21 cm.), with Bernhard's signature, in pencil, on mount recto, and her signature, title, date, in pencil, and copyright stamp on mount verso. 1971; printed 1970s-early 1980s - Estimate $5,000-7,500 The Eternal Body, 38..
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) " Abstract Torso." . courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
Silver print, 12 1/2x10 1/2 inches (31.7x26.7 cm.), with Bernhard's... [Lire la suite]
29 novembre 2009
Alfred Eisenstaedt, (1898-1995) "Model Looking in the Mirror of Fashion Designer Molineux, Paris."
Alfred Eisenstaedt, (1898-1995) "Model Looking in the Mirror of Fashion Designer Molineux, Paris." . courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
Silver print, 17 1/2x13 1/2 inches (44.4x34.3 cm.), with Eisenstaedt's signature and the edition notations 71/250, in ink, on recto and the title and dates, in pencil, in an unknown hand, on verso. 1934; printed 1995 - Estimate $3,000-4,500
SWANN GALLERIES, INC. PHOTOGRAPHIC LITERATURE & FINE PHOTOGRAPHS. December 8, 2009 - Swann Auction Galleries
29 novembre 2009
Edward Weston (1886-1958)/Cole Weston (1919-2003), Three nudes silver prints
Edward Weston (1886-1958)/Cole Weston (1919-2003) "Nude [Charis, Santa Monica]." . courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
Silver print, 9 1/4x7 1/2 inches (23.5x19.1 cm.), with the "Negative by Edward Weston/Print by Cole Weston" notation on mount verso. 1936; printed no later than 1971 Estimate $4,000-6,000 Fifty Photographs: Edward Weston, 21. Edward Weston: Nudes, 82. Edward Weston: Photographs, 968/1936.
Edward Weston (1886-1958)/Cole Weston (1919-2003) "Nude [Margrethe].". courtesy of... [Lire la suite]
29 novembre 2009
Arnold Newman (1918-2006) Portrait of Cecil Beaton.
Arnold Newman (1918-2006) Portrait of Cecil Beaton. courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries.
Silver print, 18 1/2x14 1/2 inches (47x36.8 cm.), with Newman's signature, title, dates and inscription, in pencil, on recto. 1978; printed 1980 - Estimate $3,000-4,500 The inscription reads "For Arthur, with awe and friendship, Arnold." From the photogapher; to the present owner. Arnold Newman: Five Decades, 89. Arnold Newman: The Great British, cover and 50. Sitters and Signatures: Autographed Portraits by Arnold Newman, 45.
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29 novembre 2009
Jim French (1932- ) "John Pruit, Bow & Arrow."
Jim French (1932- ) "John Pruit, Bow & Arrow."
Silver print, 14 1/2x12 1/2 inches (36.8x31.8 cm.), with French's signature, title, date and edition notations 6/25, in pencil, on verso. 1984 - Estimate $1,200-1,800 with--French, Jim. "John Pruitt, Palm Springs." Cibachrome print, 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), with French's signature, title, date and edition notations 1/15, in pencil, on verso. 1987.
SWANN GALLERIES, INC. PHOTOGRAPHIC LITERATURE & FINE PHOTOGRAPHS. December 8, 2009 - Swann Auction... [Lire la suite]
29 novembre 2009
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) Portrait of Jack Stahl (Lone Mountain College, San Francisco).
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) Portrait of Jack Stahl (Lone Mountain College, San Francisco).
Silver print, 7 1/2 inches (19.1 cm.) square, with Mapplethorpe's signature and date, in ink, on verso. 1976 - Estimate $4,000-6,000 This print was shown in Mapplethorpe's first exhibition of male nudes at The Kitchen, an alternative space in Manhattan's Soho district, in 1977. It is an early, uneditioned print.
SWANN GALLERIES, INC. PHOTOGRAPHIC LITERATURE & FINE PHOTOGRAPHS. December 8, 2009 - Swann Auction Galleries