European & American Prints and Fine Photographs at Auction at Bonhams & Butterfields in May
By Ryan • Feb 26th, 2008 • Category: News for Creatives (archives), Photography“LOS ANGELES, CA.-Bonhams & Butterfields, the West Coast’s leading fine arts auctioneers, is pleased to announce that its May 20 and 21, 2008 sales of Fine Prints and Fine Photographs in San Francisco (and simulcast to Los Angeles) will feature rare and fresh-to market works by Robert Mapplethorpe, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Wayne Thiebaud and Manuel Alvarez Bravo.
Following on the heels of a robust Fall 2007 auction — which produced strong prices and a new world auction record for a later printing of a Diane Arbus work, the spring 2008 offering is expected to entice collectors and connoisseurs from around the globe.
According to Judith Eurich, Director of Fine Prints and Photographs at Bonhams & Butterfields, “The market for works on paper continues to be strong, reflecting the expansion of the medium’s collector base. This May we are pleased to offer a wide array of works from noted international artists.” Held over the course of two-days, the sales of Fine Prints and Fine Photographs will include more than 600 lots during the simulcast auctions.
The marquee lot of the Fine Photography session is a highly sought after expansive portfolio entitled New California Views, 1964-1979. Comprised of 20 signed and dated photographs from contemporary photographers such as John Divola, Richard Misrach, Stephen Shore, Henry Wessel, Jr. and Garry Winogrand, among others. The collection is one of an edition of 100, the folio accompanied by a catalogue with text by Therese Hayman. It is estimated to bring $15,000 to $20,000 during the sale. “
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