Auction Preview: Photographs at Christie's, New York, April 2
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What: PhotographsWhere: Christie's, 20 Rockefeller Center, New YorkWhen: April 2, 2:00 PMPublic Viewing: March, 28, 10am - 5pm; March, 29, 10am - 5pm; March 30, 10am - 5pm; March, 31, 1pm - 5pm; April, 1, 10am - 5pm.Top Lots at the SalAuction Preview: Photographs at Christie's, New York, April 2
What: PhotographsWhere: Christie's, 20 Rockefeller Center, New YorkWhen: April 2, 2:00 PMPublic Viewing: March, 28, 10am - 5pm; March, 29, 10am - 5pm; March 30, 10am - 5pm; March, 31, 1pm - 5pm; April, 1, 10am - 5pm.Top Lots at the Sale:— «A family on their lawn one Sunday in Westchester, N.Y. 1968» - Diane Arbus (1923-1971); gelatin silver print, printed 1970–1971. Stamped 'a Diane Arbus print', signed and numbered '#5704–4–8U–1620' by Doon Arbus. Measured at image: 15 1/4x15in (38.7x38cm.); sheet: 20x16in (50.8x40.7cm). Featured at lot 359. Estimate: 250,000 USD - 350,000 USD.— «The Family, Luzzara, Italy, 1953» - Paul Strand (1890-1976); gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on paper, printed late 1960s. Credited and initialed by Hazel Strand in pencil, and titled, dated, annotated 'Master' in pencil (verso). Measured at image: 10 3/4x13 3/4in (27.3x35cm.); sheet: 11 1/4x14 1/4in (28.5x36.2cm). Featured at lot 384. Estimate: 200,000 USD - 300,000 USD.— «Elephant Family at Night at a salt lick, Aberdare Forest, 1972/2009» - Peter Beard (B. 1938); gelatin silver print with watercolor, gouache, colored inks, with drawings on the border by The Hog Ranch Art Department, printed 2009, signed, dated and inscribed. Measured at image: 45x66 1/2in (114.3x168.9cm.); sheet: 54 3/4x76 1/2in (139.1x194.3cm). Featured at lot 416. Estimate: 200,000 USD - 300,000 USD.— «10.D.70.V1» - William Eggleston (B. 1939); Hamburg: Eggleston Artistic Trust and PhotoArt GmbH, 1996. Portfolio of ten dye transfer prints; each signed in ink (recto); each signed by William J. Eggleston, III, Managing Trustee of the Eggleston Artistic Trust. Measured at each image approximately 12x18in (30.5x45.7cm.) or inverse; each sheet 15 1/2x19 1/4in (39.4x49cm) or inverse. Featured at lot 343. Estimate: 150,000 USD - 200,000 USD.— «Lestnitsa (Steps), 1929» - Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956); gelatin silver print, credited, titled and dated '1935' by Varvara Rodchenko, the photographer's daughter, in pencil and with 'Rodchenko/Stepanova' collection stamp (verso). Measured at image/sheet: 15x22 1/2in (38.1x57.2cm). Featured at lot 372. Estimate: 150,000 USD - 250,000 USD.— «Calla Lily, 1988» - Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989); gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board. Signed and dated in ink in photographer's copyright credit stamp, and titled, dated, numbered '7/10' and '1834' in ink (flush mount, verso). Measured at image: 19 1/8x19 1/8in (48.6x48.6cm.); sheet/flush mount: 23 3/4x19 7/8in (60.3x50.3cm.). Featured at lot 310. Estimate: 100,000 USD - 150,000 USD.— «Black and White Vogue Cover (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950» - Irving Penn (1917-2009); selenium toned gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on paper, printed 1984. Digned, titled and dated in ink, numbered 'REF: 7371' in pencil. Measured at image: 17 3/4x15 1/4in (45x38.7cm.); sheet/flush mount: 18x15 7/8in (45.7x40.3cm.). Featured at lot 330. Estimate: 100,000 USD - 150,000 USD.For details, visit: https://www.christies.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the salehttps://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Read more

