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Inchiesta sul Mercato della Foto-Arte
Prima di chiederci se la Fotografia sia Arte...
Prima di domandarci se esiste un mercato della Foto-Arte...
E' necessario conoscere quegli elementi che rendono la fotografia oggetto di
collezionismo.
cliccare qui per leggere subito l'inchiesta
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Sezione: fotografia - Pagina: 041
(5 gennaio, 2008) - Corriere della Sera
L' altra frontiera
L' obiettivo della fotografia: diventare merce d'
élite
Certo Bob Capa, David Seymour, Henry Cartier-Bresson non potevano
pensare che le loro fotografie, costruite per illustrare racconti
giornalistici, documentare conflitti fra nord e sud, fra Occidente ricco
e Oriente povero, finissero dai banconi dei grafici di riviste e
quotidiani sui muri delle gallerie. E neppure potevano pensare che le
loro stampe venissero visitate come esempi di una storia della foto come
arte. Prima, al tempo delle avanguardie, la fotografia aveva
sperimentato la rottura con il realismo ottocentesco: Man Ray, Christian
Schad, Moholy Nagy fra Parigi e Dessau avevano scelto, fra anni ' 20 e '
30, la strada del rifiuto della macchina fotografica creando un
linguaggio nuovo che peserà su grafica, pubblicità e manifesto per due
generazioni. La fotografia è un capitolo importante della ricerca
futurista, dada, costruttivista, surrealista, è esperimento, fuori
comunque del mito dell' arte. Poi accade qualcosa che cambia tutto: il
Moma di New York inizia a raccogliere foto e, dagli anni ' 30 in poi,
diventa un modello per decine di musei negli Usa; in Francia la
Bibliothéque Nationale concentra le raccolte storiche ottocentesche
dalle quali si traggono, negli ultimi decenni, importanti mostre; in
Inghilterra si sviluppa il collezionismo pubblico che riprende anche in
Germania dopo la guerra e intanto in Occidente si crea un collezionismo
privato trainato dalle gallerie, dalle aste a queste collegate e dai
musei. Ecco quindi l' esponenziale crescita di valore delle fotografie
ottocentesche. A questo punto il meccanismo diventa un modello anche per
le foto di cronaca che si ristampano e collezionano; ma non
dimentichiamo che ancora oggi alla Library of Congress di Washington si
vendono a prezzo di stampa le foto della Fsa, la grande documentazione
voluta da Roosevelt sulla crisi agricola in Usa negli anni ' 30. Dunque
la fotografia, nata come suggeriva Benjamin per distruggere l' aura che
circonda l' opera d' arte, nata per essere moltiplicata indefinitamente,
diventa merce d' élite. Conviene però chiedersi: davvero un disco, un
libro e una foto sono tanto diversi da non poter mantenere la propria
qualità nella moltiplicazione?
Quintavalle Arturo Carlo
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Prezzi alle stelle per la fotografia alle
aste 2007
http://www.flashartonline.it/NEWS/24_10_ASTE%20arte%20contemporanea.html
Se i prezzi d'asta delle opere d'arte contemporanea sono
in continua ascesa, la fotografia non può dirsi da meno: ben otto
fotografi infatti hanno raggiunto prezzi che toccano e superano il
milione di dollari, cinque dei quali sono artisti contemporanei, e tre
fotografi americani ormai storicizzati. Guida la classifica dei top
l'opera di Andreas Gursky
99 Cents II, che ha raggiunto la cifra stellare di 3.346.457
dollari (2.375.220 euro). Considerando che si tratta di un'opera
realizzata in tiratura di sei esemplari, si può facilmente immaginare
che prossimamente ciascuna delle sei copie avrà la possibilità di
arrivare tra i sei prezzi d'asta più alti in assoluto per la fotografia,
il che significa per Gursky una possibilità di introiti che si aggira
attorno ai 18 milioni di dollari in totale (circa 13 milioni di euro).
Una cifra senza dubbio da capogiro. Insieme a Gursky, Cindy Sherman,
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Richard Prince e Piotr Uklanski sono gli artisti
contemporanei che con le loro opere fotografiche hanno raggiunto i
vertici nelle classifiche dei prezzi d'asta: il fatto che si tratti
propriamente di artisti permette loro di accedere con le loro opere non
alle aste di fotografia, ma alle vere e proprie aste d'arte
contemporanea, il che significa indubbiamente cifre molto superiori. Non
è così invece per Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen ed Edward S. Curtis,
pionieri della fotografia moderna: le loro opere rientrano nelle aste
fotografiche, nicchie ancora piuttosto ristrette di intenditori che non
si sono ancora trasformate in spettacolari corse all'acquisto
dell'artista più di moda. Qui di seguito, la lista dei primi 30
fotografi che hanno segnato dei record nella classifica dei prezzi delle
aste.
1 €2.574.197 Andreas Gursky, 99 Cent II, Sotheby's Londra, 7/2/2007
2 €2.066.920 Edward Steichen, The Pond – Moonlight, Sotheby's New
York, 14/2/2006
3 €2.011.860 Richard Prince, Cowboy, Christie's New York, 15/05/2007
4 €1.490.890 Cindy Sherman, Untitled No. 92, Christie's New York,
16/05/2007
5 €1.332.770 Hiroshi Sugimoto, Black Sea, Yellow Sea, Red Sea,
Christie's New York, 16/5/2007
6 €1.039.110 Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe (Hands), Sotheby's
New York, 14/2/2006
7 €999.580 Edward Sheriff Curtis, The North American Indian
portfolios, Christie's New York, 12/10/2005
8 €780.040 Edward Weston, Natuilus, Sotheby's New York,
15/10/2007
9 €756.520 Piotr Uklanski, The Nazis (set of 164), Phillips, de
Pury & Co., 14/10/2006
10 €700.270 John Baldessari, Kiss/Panic, Sotheby's New York,
15/5/2007
11 €697.320 Sigmar Polke, Untitled (10 works), Christie's Londra,
8/2/2006
12 €646.700 J.P.Girault de Prangey, 113. Athènes. 1842, Christie's
Londra, 20/5/2003
13 €637.270 Thomas Struth, National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Sotheby's
Londra, 21/6/2007
14 €604.260 Gilbert & George, Red morning (Hate), Christie's New
York, 8/11/2005
15 €592.050 Gustave Le Gray, Grande vague – Séte, Sotheby's Londra,
27/10/1999
16 €580.540 Dorothea Lange, White Angel Bread Line, Sotheby's New
York, 11/10/2005
17 €485.670 Mike Kelley, Ahh. . . Youth (8 works), Christie's New
York, 9/5/2006
18 €454.040 Robert Mapplethorpe, Andy Warhol, Christie's New York,
17/10/2006
19 €439.790 Robert Frank, Trolley, New Orleans, Christie's New
York, 17/10/2007
20 €430.330 Ansel Adams, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, Sotheby's
New York, 17/10/2006
21 €428.840 Man Ray, Noire et Blanche, Paris, Christie's New York,
5/10/1998
22 €428.840 Charles Sheeler, Ford Works, Sotheby's New York,
10/6/1999
23 €428.840 Paul Strand, Mullein, Maine, Phillips, de Pury &
Luxembourg, 15/4/2002
24 €390.790 Diane Arbus, Portfolio of 10, Sotheby's New York,
27/4/2005
25 €377.240 Charles Ray, No, Phillips, de Pury & Co., 8/11/2004
26 €376.780 Bruce Nauman, Light Trap for Henry Moore, Sotheby's New
York, 5/17/2000
27 €347.310 Carleton E. Watkins, The Garrison, Columbia River,
Sotheby's New York, 25/4/2007
28 €327.540 André Kertész, Chez Mondrian, Sotheby's New York,
10/10/2005
29 €327.540 Richard Avedon, The Beatles (Set of 4), Christie's New
York, 10/10/2005
30 €319.460 Giulio Paolini, Lo Studio, Christie's Milano, 21/5/2007
La più vecchia macchina fotografica
del mondo all'asta

Daguerreotype del 1839 costruita nella fabbrica parigina di
Gebrüder Susse Freres.
Messa all’asta presso il museo fotografico
Westlicht di Vienna, dov’è
custodita.
. L’asta è partita da una cifra “simbolica” di 100.000
euro per arrivare a 580.000 Euro.
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ANON yme
COTE
de
la
PHOTOGRAPHIE
de
COLLECTION
nouvelle version 1996
ref.. Photo &
BiЫio
DAVID NOSEК |
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Document évolutif.
La version de cet ouvrage
s'accorde aux mouvances
déterminantes du marché.
Pour disposer de cette
liberté, le tirage, actualisé,
évolue à la demande.
Renouvelez deux fois l'an
votre documentation. En
juin et décembre un nouvel
exemplaire ainsi que les
"Addenda" de mise à jour
disponible chez l'auteur.
© Copyright David NOSEK 95
44, rue Quincampoix 75004
Paris
tel. 33.1.48043098
Concept ANON. yme
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PHOTOGRAPHIE & COLLECTION
Depuis sa
naissance la photographie se collectionne. Le photographe du Second
Empire propose dans sa boutique un choix de portraits des
personnalités littéraires et artistiques, figures en vogue, à coller
(pour la galerie) dans son album de famille. L'édition d'art, de
science et de voyage, s'illustre d’épreuves, preuves photographiques.
Le curieux se délecte en relief.
L'image photo se glisse dans l'album, le livre ou la revue comme
iconographie, mémoire de la vie publique et privée.
Le collectionneur accumule les documents autour des thèmes qu'il
affectionne. Si l'intérêt de l'image se place en arrière plan pouг
illustrer un propos à prétention thématique, la même photographic peut
être reconnue par son acquéreur comme d' une qualité intrinsèque.
Valeur
historique et artistique qui fait plus appel à notre "intuition
culturelle" qu'à une reconnaissance d'un art propre à son auteur. La
photographie, miroir figé de la réalité visuelle, rеflète parfois une
volonté, avant tout un hasard d'expression. Connexe l'ouvre reconnue
(infligée par ses démiurges culturels) se présente toujours la
projection d'un mobile historique et artistique pouг défendre sa
crédibilité.
La photographie invite son lecteur à la pensée, à la
réflexion, à l'imaginaire. sa séduction dépasse aujourd'hui le "banc
des petits collectionneurs de belles images" et se dévoile dans le
domaine de l'art et de la collection à tous les niveaux de
transaction. Sa valeur peu onéreuse permet un commerce au coût modeste
qui nc peut que séduire le marché actuel. De la "chine" au musée la
photographic parcourt le circuit marchand en passant par la case sl
culation. Fille se retrouve "pendue" aux enchères, au salon, en
galerie, en privé...
Elle nous invite à la regarder sans appréhension
d'iпсompétеncе, son expression ne peut se révéler que par notre
complicité et sa valeur par notre subjectivité. Ainsi s'ouvre un
espace de rencontre pouг l'esprit et un terrain d'échange d'images à
rêver contre des images à manger.
David Nosek
ci gît un essai sur le marché de la photographie.
Rédactionnel que je vous propose de difuser avec en info fin de texte
mon dernier ouvrage...
"COTE de la PHOTOGRAPHIE de
COLLECTION"
456 pages de références photos, albums & livres de
Photographes du XIX° & Moderne
ЗОOF
+port 33F
(+ Base de
Données sur disquette MAC & PC 850F)
David NOSEК 44,
rue Quincamlюix
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voy. |
voyage |
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ed. |
édité |
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ill. |
illustré |
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txt. |
texte |
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ptf. |
portfolio |
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tir. |
tirage |
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sgn. |
signé |
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COTE de la PHOTOGRAPHIE nouvelle version.
Le premier guide du
marché de la photographie.
Figurant aujourd'hui sur le terrain de
la collection, cette sélection atteint les prix indiqués en regard,
relevés en vente publique et sur le marché durant ces trois dernières
années. Ainsi vous trouverez à travers ces références l'eeнvre de ces
alchimistes de la lumière.
Plus de huit cents photographes du XIX°
siècle à,nos jours, tous les plus grands noms de la photographie
qu'elle soit d'importance historique ou artistique, се11е que le
collectionneur recherche et que le mчj ёе accumule. Plus de trois
mille cinq cents références, plus de deux mille cinq cents titres de
bibliophilie composent ce répertoire chronologique des oeuvre de
photographes ayant gagné la reconnaissance du temps.
Outil indispensable pour les amateurs
et les curieux sensibilisés à l'art photographique dont la France est
le berceau et le terrain des plus grandes manifestation.
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GLOSSAIRE
Positif Direct
Daguerréotype
(18401860)
Une plaque d'argent ou de cuivre argenté, sensibilisée
avec des vapeurs 'd'iode, dévсlорpée auл vapeurs de тегcuге. Image
unique.
Рlaque pleine
21,5 x 16,5 cm
Demi-рlаQUе
14 x 10,7 cm
1/4 de
рlаquе
10,7 x 8,2 cm
1/6 dе рlаquе
8,2 x 6,9 cm
1/9 dе рlaque
6,З х 5
сm
1/16 dе plaque
4,2 x
3,4 cm
Ambrotype,
posilif verre
(1855-1865)
Positif sur verre obtenu a partir d'un négatif au collodion humide,
présenté avec pour tond un mat noir.
Ferrotype,
Tintype,
posilif /er
(1850-1900)
Image positive sur une
plaque de fer-Ыarc laquée noir ou brune, en usage de 1860 à 1930.
Autochrome,
positif verre
(1904-1920)
Positif couleur transparent utilisant la fécule de pomme de terre
écraséе;
divulgué par lеs frères Auguste et Louis Lumières en 1904.
Gravures
Imprimée,
reproduction (1885-..)
Illustration de journaux et de revues,
Iconographie des ouvrages à grand tirage
Qualité de reproduction très faible dans le détail.
Collotype,
Phototype, Albertype,
reproduction
(1870 ..)
Nuance des valeurs de tonalité pour ce ргоcédé de reproduction.
La surface gélatineuse se constitue par гéticulation de fissures
microscopiques très régulières.
Photogravure, Hèliogravure,
reproduction
(1880..)
Рrocédé chimique de gravure en creux reproduisant un jeu de tonalité
particulièrement riche et délicat dans les valeurs sombres.
Bonne quality du détail pour ce ргоcédé de reproduction
au grain très fin dit "Aquateinte".
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Tirage photographique
Cliché
Verre, négatif
verre positif papier
(1850 ..) Plaque sensible directement gravée et développée.
Talbotype, Calotype, Papier Salé,
négatifpositifpapier (1840-1865) Négatif papier. Inventé par
William Henry Fox Talbot en 1840. Le "Papier Salé" fut le premier
support de tirage utilisé jusqu'à 1855, tirage par contact sur un
papier sensibilisé aux sels d'argent.
Cyanotype,
positif papier
(1880-1920)
Dominante bleue pour le
Cyanotype annoncé dans les années 1840' par John Herschel, il
nе sera pratiqué qu'après 1890.
Platinotype,
positif papier
(1880-1930)
Composé d'une couche
sensibilisée aux sels métalliques, moins stable que le Cyanotype, i1
sera pratiqué fin XIXème.
Albumine,
positifpapier
(1855-1920)
Inventé par Blanquart-Evrard en
1851, une feuille de papier fin enduite de blanc d’œuf sensibiliséе
aux sels d'argent.
Charbon,
positif papier
(1860-1940)
Mis au point par
J. W. Swan en 1865, ce procédé de tirage permettait d'obtenir une
image indélébile constituée par des pigments en suspension dans de la
gélatine. Difficile à distinguer du proсédé photomécanique
"Woodburytype".
Woodburytype, reproduction
(1840-1900)
Ргосёdé
photomécanique où une image en relief dans de la gélatine bichromatée
sert de moule pour la fabrication a la gélatine coloréе
pour les clichés d'impression. Ressemble fort à un tirage "Charbon".
Gélatine solarisée,
positif papier
(1885-1920)
Se révèle a la lumière du soleil
puis se fixe sans développement.
Collodion Humide,
négatif verre positif papier
(1850-1870)
Inventé par Frederick Scott
Archer en 1851, i1 fut le premier procédé commercialisé utilisant un
négatif sur verre.
Collodion, tirage au,
positifpapier
(1885-1920) Tonalités obtenues par virage à l’or ou au
platine.
Gélatine développée,
positif papier
(1885-1820)
Agrandissement eп chambre noire,
développement chimique avant d'être fixée.
Bromure, positif
papier (1885-1920)
Tirage sur papier au bromure
d'argent, la couche photosensible, essentiellement constituée de
bromure de potassium et de nitrate d'argent, était suffisamment rapide
pour permettre les agrandissements.
Bromoil,
positifpapier (1907-1920)
Une image au bromure d'argent
est blanchie, la gélatine est plus ou moins tannée, selon la quantité
d'argent, on applique alors les couleurs grasses avec une brosse de
soie.
Gomme
Bichromatée,
positif papier
(1900-1930)
Papier enduit de gomme, de
bichromate de potassium et de couleur d'aquarelle.
Dye
Transfer
reproduction
(1940-...)
Méthode de sélection des couleurs par transparence avec un maximum de
contгôle
pour son contraste.
Éditions de
petites photographies montées sur un carton'
Les stéréogrammes ont un format
de 17 x 8 cm environ.
cartes de visite 9,5 x 5,8 cm
carte cabinet 10,5 x 15 cm
Le prix
courant d' une carte
сle visite
varie de 30 à 80 francs
sauf exception du sujet et du nom du photographe.
Une nature morte
en carte de visite (très rare) peut coter 1 000 francs
Une planche de la première
édition du livre de Charles Darwin sur les expressions d'émotion chez
l'homme et l'animal, dans laquelle sont collées 6 photos au
format
carte
de visite, par page
peut atteindre 10 000 francs.
Une carte de visite par
Lewis Carrot peut atteindre 15 000 francs.
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Estimation
daguerréotypes & stéréos
ref.
nu 1850' daguerréotype stéréo |
20/ 30 000 |
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Anonyme, "Étude de Nu 1850 dagué stéréo rehaussé -9 x17 |
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Sotheby's New York,
octobre
95,
Paris 1844'
daguerréotype
13,5 x 18 cm |
adjugé $ 14 950
20/ 50 000 |
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ref.
portrait 1850'
daguerréotype |
800 |
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BABBITT Platt D. |
États-Unis |
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daguerréotype
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York, avril
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adjugé $ 8 625 |
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diableries 1860 carte stéréo rehaussée |
50 |
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scène de genre 1870 carte stéréo rehaussée |
50 |
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ANON ®
COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHIE &
"ANON yme", une invite
a
l'invention,
un espace de rencontre, uп terrain d'échange d'images
à rêver contre des images
à
manger.
David NOSEК |
L'ANONyme en
photographie s'inscrit comme relict social de la mоderпité et comme
révélateur de son histoire. L'histoire de la photographie coïncide
avec l'histoire moderne. De nombreux parallёles culturels,
artistiques, scientifique, économiques et sociaux ont fait l'objet
d'études et de réflexions dont la pertinence ne peut que confirmer
l'importance de la photographie dans la construction de notre univers
contemporain. Depuis la vulgarisation en 1839 du daguerréotype jusqu’à
l'image télématique, sa présence au quotidien l'insère comme support
de communication et d'expression "vulgaire". Depuis quelques aimées la
photographie prend bonne place au sein du marché de 1'Art et de grands
Noms s'inscrivent sur la liste des valeurs reconnues. Comme tout
ensemble de références étаblies le champ d'approche est rétréci à sa
forme et permet une valorisation élitiste.
Si la
photographie de valeur mérite les prix de son marché, la photographie
ANONyme, avec ou sans signature d'auteur mais tombé dans l'oubli,
offre par sa multitude et son caractère social, un terrain d'échange
qui entre dans l'ère de la communication du XXIème siècle. Je vous
invite à partager mon concept, à sortir l'anonyme de son anonymat par
la diffusion ANONyme: Un nœud de communication ouvert à la découverte,
à 1' invention d'autres valeurs de regard sur notre propre histoire.
David NOSEК
Expert Conseil
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Définition de l'estampe
originale
Défense de l'Estampe
originale*
La Chambre Syndicale de l'Estampe,
du Dessin et du Tableau en l'absence d'une législation destinée à
protéger l'estampe originale, et l'utilisation de cette
appellation, rappelle aux marchands d'estampes et au public, qui forme
leur clientèle, que la définition de l'estampe originale ayant servi
de base au texte établi par les Douanes Françaises, qui a été rédigé
par le Comité National de la Gravure à l'Exposition Internationale de
1937, sous la présidence de M; Marcel Guiot et adopté par le Comité
International de la Gravure sous la présidence de M. Julien Cain, est
la suivante :
"Sont considérées
comme gravures, estampes et lithographies originales, les épreuves
tirées en noir ou en couleurs, d'une ou plusieurs planches,
entièrement conçues et exécutées à la main par le même artiste, quelle
que soit la technique employée, à l'exclusion de tous procédés
mécaniques ou photomécaniques".
Seules les estampes répondant à
cette définition ont droit à l'appellation Estampes originales.
Or, il est offert au public, ou
exposé dans les galeries ou magasins de vente, des estampes
contemporaines qui présentent l'aspect d'estampes originales et qui en
fait ne le sont pas. Ces estampes, numérotées et signées par les
artistes dont œuvre figure sur la feuille, ne sont parfois que des
reproductions ou interprétations gravées ou lithographiées à la main
par des techniciens spécialisés ou des reproductions mécaniques d'une
œuvre originale (aquarelle, gouache, peinture). Aucune mention,
imprimée de façon claire et indélébile, ne distingue par conséquent
ces œuvres des Estampes originales répondant à la définition
ci-dessus.
Les marchands et revendeurs,
désireux, dans un esprit de loyauté professionnelle, d'informer leur
clientèle exposeront le présent texte dans leur galerie ou magasin et
s'engageront, à la demande de leurs clients, à fournir toutes
garanties écrites sur les estampes qu'ils vendront en ayant pris
toutes les références utiles auprès des éditeurs, artistes ou
imprimeurs.
*Charte de la Chambre Syndicale de l'Estampe,
du Dessin et du Tableau
35, rue
Grégoire-de-Tours
75006 Paris, France
Liste des membres
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Définition contemporaine de l'estampe
http://www.destampes.com/Pages/gravure.htm
"L'estampe
originale est une oeuvre d'art à part entière, pouvant exister en
plusieurs exemplaires, elle est un moyen d'expression plastique
volontairement choisie par l'artiste, au même titre que la peinture,
le dessin, la photographie ou la sculpture.
L'auteur
crée une matrice, sur le support de son choix, avec la ou les
techniques appropriées à son mode d'expression, L'estampe originale
est généralement signée et numérotée, à la différence de l'estampe
ancienne ou de bibliophilie qui sont elles aussi des estampes
originales. Les estampes qui n'ont pas été réalisées par l'auteur de
la signature ou sous sa supervision constante, doivent être signalées
clairement comme estampe d'interprétation."
Ces
lignes sont extraites de la définition de la chambre syndicale de l'estampe
(Canada).
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FotografArte
Collezionismo e mercato.
Vent’anni dopo Giuliana Scimé intervista Fabio Castelli sugli stessi temi
affrontati per European Photography nel 1983
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Sotheby’s was the first international auction house to
instigate regular sales of photographs at auction, beginning in 1971
in London, and in 1975 in New York. We sell photographs of all types
and from all decades, from salt prints and daguerreotypes of the
1840s, to contemporary photographs made as recently as the 1990s. A
leader in scholarship and evaluation, Sotheby’s has set dozens of
world records for individual photographers; brought new categories of
work to the public’s eye; and defined many of the market criteria
against which photographs are judged.
Photographs
Pictured: Edward Steichen
The Pond – Moonlight, 1904
Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 2,928,000 USD
World record for a photograph at auction
Auctions in this Category:
New York: 14 Feb 06 - 15 Feb 06
Important Photographs from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Including Works from the Gilman Paper Company Collection
[N08165]
Amsterdam: 21 Mar 06
Photographs [AM0991]
New York: 21 Apr 06 - 22 Apr 06
Photographs [N08189]
London, New Bond Street: 16 May 06
Photographs [L06430]
New York: 17 Oct 06
Photographs [N08227]
London, New Bond Street: 14 Nov 06
Photographs [L06431]
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EXHIBITION
Location:
Amsterdam
Friday, 17 Mar 06, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, 18 Mar 06, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, 19 Mar 06, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
AM0991 | Amsterdam
21 Mar 2006
Photographs
Publication Code: AM0991
Price:
US Domestic: 23.00 USD
US Int'l: 31.00 USD
UK Domestic: 14.00 GBP
UK Int'l: 19.00 GBP
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The market remains consistent for works of outstanding quality by
established artists and for the fresh, exciting visions of contemporary art
photographers. Vintage and modern photographs from the 19th and 20th
centuries are regularly featured in Christie's sales.
Christie's New York has steadily achieved strong prices for photographs by
Alfred Stieglitz, Imogen Cunningham, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, André
Kertész, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Paul Outerbridge Jr., Man Ray and August Sander.
Christie's London continually offers strong 19th century works including
single owner sales such Fine 19th Century Indian Photographs from the
Collection of Kanwardip Gujral in 2001 and Important Daguerreotypes
by Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey in 2003. Exceptional prices have
been achieved for artists such as Hippolyte Bayard, Alvin Langdon Coburn,
Mary Dillwyn, Roger Fenton and Benjamin Brecknell Turner.
CHRISTIE'S APPOINTS PHILIPPE GARNER AS INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIST HEAD
OF
20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS New York, NY - Christie's International announced today that effective
immediately Philippe Garner has been appointed International Specialist Head
of 20th Century Decorative Arts and Photographs. Based in London, Mr.
Garner will provide leadership to the international 20th Century Decorative
Arts and Photographs teams. His focus will be on developing long-term
business strategy for both collecting categories. He will work closely with
Christie's International regional Chairmen and Managing Directors to develop
buyers and cross-category business opportunities and serve as the senior
level business-getter for these collecting areas further cultivating
Christie's relationships with international collectors, clients and museums.
Mr. Garner is unrivalled in his wealth of experience and depth of knowledge
in 20th century decorative arts and design, and photographs, with over
thirty years involvement in the auction world. He entered the auction
business in London in November 1970 and soon attracted attention as an
innovator. He catalogued and coordinated the 1971 sale that initiated the
modern auction market in photographs. His enthusiasm was crucial in
developing this field and that of 20th century decorative arts and design.
During his long auction career, Mr. Garner has directed a variety of
prestigious sales, including The Modernist Furnishings of the Palace of the
Maharaja of Indore (Monte Carlo 1980), The Art Nouveau and Art Deco
Collection of Elton John (London 1988), and The Estate of Ava Gardner (London
1990). Also of note were The Memphis Furniture Collection of Karl Lagerfeld
(Monte Carlo 1991) The Ritman Collection of Fine Art Nouveau and Symbolist
Jewels (Geneva 1995), Photographs from the Collection of Marie-Thérèse and
André Jammes (London 1999/Paris 2002) and The Seagram Collection of
Photographs (New York 2003).
Further important sales in which he has collaborated include: The Jewels of
the Duchess of Windsor (Geneva 1988), The Estate of Andy Warhol (New York
1988), The Estate of Juliet Man Ray (London 1995), and the sale of the Lewis
Carroll 'Alice' Collection (London 2001)
Mr. Garner joins Christie's from Phillips de Pury and Company, where he was
Worldwide Consultant to the 20th Century Design and Photographs departments
for the past two years.
Internationally acknowledged as a distinguished authority in his fields, Mr.
Garner has published numerous books, articles and essays on aspects of the
decorative arts and design and photography. He has also curated museum shows
in Britain, France and Japan, including exhibitions at the Victoria & Albert
Museum, London, and the Hôtel de Sully, Paris. His interests further embrace
fashion, film, graphic design and architecture and he is a devotee of
British, and more particularly American popular music, including rock, folk,
country, soul and pop.
19TH & 20TH CENTURY
PHOTOGRAPHS, Sale 9964
November 16, 2004, London, South Kensington
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Photographs
16 November 2004 at 10.30am
London –
Leading the sale at Christie’s South Kensington on 16
November is a group of early colour photographs from a
private European collection. The sale’s top lot,
Valenciennes lace on purple satin,
March 1877 (estimate: £30,000-50,000), is a rare experimental trichrome
carbon print by Charles
Cros, who in the late 1860s began research on subtractive colour theories,
the basis of modern colour photography. Also included
are several lots of Autochromes and other colour processes,
among them examples by the Lumière Brothers, early developers of motion
picture technology, and the creators of the Autochrome
process.
A key example is
Louis Lumière in laboratory
examining rollfilm,
1930s (estimate: £3,000-5,000).
Also featured in the
sale is August Salzmann’s large-format, 2-volume edition of
Jérusalem published
in 1856, with an impressive 173 of the original 174 prints offered in 60
individual and group lots.
Other important 19th
century photographs are three lots of rare medical studies by Guillaume-Benjamin
Duchenne du Boulogne from the mid-1850s (estimate: £8,000-10,000 each), two
of which include him examining a patient. Another notable lot is Fascicle
No. 3 of William Henry Fox Talbot's seminal work
The Pencil of Nature,
1844-46 (estimate: £3,000-4,000), the first ever publication
featuring photographs and printed text.
A strong selection of waxed paper negatives
offered includes five lots by Frédéric Flachéron of Roman
sites, 1848-52, (estimates range from £2,000 to 4,000), the Arena in Arles,
probably by Dominique Roman,
circa
1855 (estimate: £2,000-3,000), and three lots by Dr. John
Murray of India, circa
1858-64 (estimates range from £1,000 to 3,000).
The second offering from the collection of
Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, C.B.E. covers 13 lots from Edward S. Curtis's
The North American Indian,
1904-28, (estimates range from £500-5000) and
Brett Weston’s
Holland Canal, 1971, printed later
(estimate £6,000-9,000). An Edward Steichen
portrait of French artist Robert Demachy,
circa 1905 (estimate:
£8,000-10,000), and a Man Ray
portrait of surrealist poet Antonin Artaud from 1926
(estimate: £6,000-8,000) highlight a group of works
from the early 20th
century. Two female
nudes by Helmut Newton consist of his well-known image
Jenny in my studio, 1978
(estimate £2,500-3,500) and a colour print for a series commissioned by
Pentax in 1975 (estimate: £3,000-4,000). The sale
concludes with a dye-transfer print from William Eggleston’s
celebrated 14 Pictures
Portfolio, circa 1973, of snacks, crackers and bubble gum (estimate:
£6,000-8,000).
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Lot Number 40
Creator GUILLAUME-BENJAMIN
DUCHENNE DE BOULOGNE
Lot Title
Medical study of a child with Duchenne and
woman (front view), mid-1850s
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 British pounds
Special Notice No VAT will be
charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the
buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Lot Description
GUILLAUME-BENJAMIN DUCHENNE DE BOULOGNE
Medical study of a child with Duchenne and woman (front view), mid-1850s
coated salt print 8¾ x 6 5/8in. (22.2 x 16.8cm.)
Literature
This print was reproduced in exhibition
catalogue, Duchenne de Boulogne 1806-1875, Paris, Ecole Nationale
Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, 1999, p.239.
Exhibited
Paris, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des
Beaux-Arts, Duchenne de Boulogne 1806-1875, January - April 1999.
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Lot Number 210
Creator
MAN RAY
Lot Title
Yacht in dry dock, Cannes, 1926
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 British pounds
Special Notice No VAT will be
charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5%
will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT
inclusive basis
Lot Description MAN RAY
Yacht in dry dock, Cannes, 1926
gelatin silver print
'rue Campagne Première' credit stamp on verso;
signed indistinctly in pencil on secondary mount 11 1/8 x 9in. (29.3 x
22.6cm.)
Provenance
From the artist;
Collection of Rolf Brandt;
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Lot Number
248
Creator DORA MAAR (1907-1997)
Lot Title
Nude, c.1934
Estimate
2,500 - 3,000 British pounds
Special Notice No VAT will be
charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5%
will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT
inclusive basis
Lot Description DORA MAAR
(1907-1997)
Nude, c.1934
gelatin silver print
signed 'Dora Markowitch' in pencil,
estate stamp on reverse of mount 13 7/8 x 9¼in. (35.2 x 23.3cm.)
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Lot Number
3
Creator
JULIA MARGARET CAMERON (1815-1879)
Lot Title
Henry Taylor, 1864
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 British pounds
Special Notice No VAT will be
charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the
buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Lot Description JULIA MARGARET
CAMERON (1815-1879)
Henry Taylor, 1864
albumen print
signed, titled, annotated 'd'après Natûre/Auteur de Philip Van Artevelde/St.
Clements Eve' and inscribed to Le Duc d'Aumale in French in pencil, 'Colnaghi'
blindstamp on mount
10 7/8 x 8 7/8in. (27.6 x 22.5cm.)
Literature
J. Cox & C. Ford, Julia Margaret
Cameron: The Complete Photographs, London, 2003, p.350, pl.777.
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Lot Number 244
Creator
RALPH GIBSON (B.1939)
Lot Title
Nude with feather, 1974
Estimate
800 - 1,200 British pounds
Special Notice No VAT will be
charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the
buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Lot Description RALPH GIBSON (B.1939)
Nude with feather, 1974
gelatin silver print
signed, dated, numbered '3/5' and inscribed in ink in margin 6¼ x 9¼in.
(15.8 x 23.3cm.)
Provenance
As in lot 235.
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Lot Number
216
Creator
ROBERT DOISNEAU (1912-1994)
Lot Title
Venus, 1964
Estimate
500 - 700 British pounds
Special Notice No VAT will be
charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5%
will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT
inclusive basis
Lot Description ROBERT DOISNEAU
(1912-1994)
Venus, 1964
gelatin silver print, printed later
signed in ink in margin; initialled, titled
and dated in ink on verso 13½ x 9½in. (35 x 24.6cm.) |
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Lot Number
225
Creator FORTUNATO DEPERO
(1892-1960)
Lot Title
Self-portrait, c.1925
Estimate
400 - 600 British pounds
Special Notice No VAT will be
charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the
buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Lot Description
FORTUNATO DEPERO (1892-1960)
Self-portrait, c.1925
gelatin silver print
credited in ink in margin; signed and annotated 'H P. Hon futurista' in
pencil on verso 8¾ x 6½in. (22.2 x 16.5cm.)
Provenance
As in lot 221. |
CHRISTIE'S FALL PHOTOGRAPHS SALE OFFERS THE CLASSIC TO THE CONTEMPORARY
Photographs
October 15, 2004
New York - Christie's fall sale of Photographs takes place on October 15 at
Rockefeller Center and features over 400 lots, with estimates ranging from
$2,000 to $200,000. The sale includes a broad selection of 19th century to
contemporary photographs, offering collectors the perfect opportunity to
strengthen and develop their own collections.
Early Photographs
Seventeen orotone images by the early American photographer Edward S. Curtis
lead the selection of early American photographs. Famous for his images of
North American Indians, his orotones are highly sought after and Cañon de
Chelly, 1904, estimated at $18,000-22,000, is a particular highlight.
Twentieth Century Masters
Works by Ansel Adams, Man Ray, Edward Weston, Robert Frank, Manuel Alvarez
Bravo, Irving Penn, Paul Strand and Henri Cartier-Bresson are all strongly
featured.
Edward Weston highlights include The Fiftieth Anniversary Portfolio:
1902-1952, comprising 12 gelatin silver prints of some of his most important
images (estimate: $40,000-60,000). Nude, 1925 is a rare backview of writer
Anita Brenner (estimate: $180,000-220,000) and is by far the most powerful
of the 12 versions that survive. Anita's body is radically decontextualised
and Weston referred to it as 'one of my most perfect photographs' (Daybooks,
January 15, 1926).
Well-known for his work in the 1950s and particularly for his project The
Americans, Robert Frank is well-represented in the sale, with Beaufort,
South Carolina, 1955-56 a highlight (estimate: $20,000-$30,000). Paul
Strand's The Family, Luzzara, Italy, 1953, is considered his most important
post-war work (estimate: $100,000-150,000) and represents his theme of
photographing people in their natural habitat. The intensity of the subject
coupled with his technical virtuosity has resulted in a print with a
richness and complexity that testifies to Strand's power as an artist.
Early Contemporary Pioneers
Among the leading lots is William Eggleston's iconic image Memphis, circa
1970 (estimate: $90,000-$120,000). Of the strong selection of Helmut Newton
works on offer is his important portfolio of ten prints Arielle, Monte
Carlo, 1982 (estimate: $100,000-150,000). A fine early example of Garry
Winogrand's work is Los Angeles, California, 1964 (estimate: $9,000-12,000).
Other notable photographs include a selection of vintage and modern prints
by Diane Arbus and two beautiful examples, one believed to be unique, of
Robert Mapplethorpe's Calla Lilly series from the 1980s.
Contemporary
Photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto, Adam Fuss, Andres Serrano, Michal Rovner,
Vik Muniz and Andreas Gursky are highlighted in an unusually strong offering
of contemporary images - including Gursky's important early work Scheisser (Diptych),
1991 (estimate: $60,000-80,000).
Auction: Photographs
October 15, 2004 at 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Viewing: Christie's Galleries at Rockefeller Center
October 9 - 14
More information about Christie's sale of Photographs can be found on
www.christies.com.
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Photographs from the Collection of Sir
Elton John
October 14, 2004
Josh Holdeman, International Director and Head of the Photographs
Department:
"Christie's was delighted to have been entrusted
with the sale of a selection of photographs
from the Collection of Sir Elton John.
This was the first time that Sir Elton John has performed such an
exercise,
and Christie's is equally delighted with the sale result."
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BUYER |
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Robert
Mapplethorpe, Vase with White Tulips, 1988 |
$83,650 |
$30,000-50,000 |
Anonymous |
| 73 |
Irving Penn,
Mermaid Dress (Rochas), Lisa Fonssagrives, Paris, 1950 (printed 1980) |
$57,360 |
$25,000-35,000
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American
Private |
| 52 |
Robert
Mapplethorpe, Calla Lily, 1987 |
$53,775 |
$30,000-50,000 |
Anonymous |
| 14 |
Ansel Adams,
The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton Park, Wyoming, 1942 |
$43,020 |
$35,000-45,000 |
American
Trade |
| 40 |
Andres
Serrano, Dante's Inferno, 1990 |
$31,070 |
$25,000-35,000 |
American
Private |
| 58 |
Paul
Outerbridge, Jr., Interlocking Rings, 1924 |
$29,875 |
$10,000-15,000 |
European
Private |
| 31 |
Ansel Adams,
St. Francis Church, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico, 1929 |
$26,290 |
$12,000-18,000 |
American
Trade |
| 75
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Harry
Callahan, Collage, Chicago, 1957 |
$26,290 |
$20,000-30,000 |
American
Private |
| 71 |
Irving Penn,
Woody Allen as Chaplin, 1972 |
$20,315 |
$9,000-12,000 |
European
Private |
| 70 |
Irving Penn,
Tribesman with Nose Ornament, New Guinea, 1970 |
$19,120 |
$7,000-10,000 |
American
Private |
Viva Espana - Christie's Celebrates Spanish Pictures
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Mark your calendar: 6 October 2004
Highlighting the Old Masters section are two works by renowned 17th
century still-life painter Juan van der Hamen y Léon—A basket of
grapes, pears and plums in a blue and white bowl, with a gourd and a
melon on a stone hedge and A basket of lemons and cherries,
with an artichoke and a glass jar, a basket of figs and a plate of
apples on a stone hedge.
Held in a private collection since the 19th century, this magnificent
pair has never before appeared at auction. Due to their artistic
importance, these works cannot be exported from Spain.
Significant modern and contemporary works include Academia by
Antonio López García, a master of the post-war movement of Spanish
realism; Cría Roja by Francisco Leiro; and El tigre de
Fernando by Andrés Nagel.
Please visit us again in September for further details about the sale,
to browse the catalogue or to leave absentee bids online.
Sale Contact
Julieta Rafecas
Tel: +34 91 532 66 27
CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK
APPOINTS JOSHUA HOLDEMAN AS INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, HEAD OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
DEPARTMENT AND HEAD OF THE 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS
DEPARTMENT
June 28, 2004
Bevin Cline Appointed
Specialist in 20th Century Decorative Arts Department
New
York –
Continuing its long-standing
tradition of having the best expertise and the strongest specialist
departments in the business, Christie’s is pleased to announce several new
appointments to the firm’s roster. Effective immediately, Joshua
Holdeman joins Christie’s in the dual role of International Director and
Head of Christie’s New York Photographs Department, as well as Head of
Christie’s New York 20th Century Decorative Arts Department. Mr.
Holdeman will serve in both a managerial and international business-getting
role, with a focus on pursuing high-value property and single-owner
collections, as well as developing long-term client relationships with
collectors. His aim will be to develop both departments in terms of sales
strategies, profitability and market share as well as cross-buying
opportunities.
Mr. Holdeman joins
Christie’s from his most recent post as International Director of
Photographs at Phillips de Pury and Company. Prior to this position, he
spent nearly 10 years as an associate at the prominent contemporary art
gallery Robert Miller, also noted as a pioneer for promoting photography as
a fine art form. Mr. Holdeman was named Head of the Robert Miller Gallery
Photography Department in 1999, and was involved with the Estate of Diane
Arbus and The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. He has also worked with
numerous notable artists such as Bruce Weber, William Eggleston and Adam
Fuss. Mr. Holdeman earned both his Bachelor of Arts in Art History and his
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Bates College in Maine. While his
experience has been primarily in photographs, Mr. Holdeman brings to his
dual role at Christie’s exceptional managerial and business-getting skills
and an in-depth knowledge and passion for all things modern.
Christie’s also has
announced the appointment of Bevin Cline as Vice President and
Specialist in Christie’s New York 20th Century Decorative Arts
Department. Ms. Cline joins Christie’s from The Museum of Modern Art, where
she has worked since 1994, most recently as their Assistant Curator of
Architecture and Design. During her tenure there, Ms. Cline worked on
several important exhibitions including ;
The Changing of the Avant-Garde: Visionary Architectural Drawings from
the Howard Gilman Collection; The Un-Private House; and Alvar Aalto:
Between Humanism and Materialism. She earned her Masters in
Architectural History at the University of Virginia and her Bachelor of Arts
in Art History from Bates College in Maine.
Within the 20th
Century Decorative Arts Department, Mr. Holdeman and Ms. Cline will partner
with Christie’s existing specialists in New York, including Beth Vilinsky
and Jason Stein to build Christie’s market share in this high-growth
market. As International Director and Head of Christie’s New York
Photographs Department, Mr. Holdeman will help develop Christie’s presence
and market share in this collecting field. He will work closely with
specialists here in New York, including Lisa Newlin and Laura Paterson as
well as collaborating with the Photographs team in London, including Salomé
Michell, on business-getting and selling opportunities.
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