Exposed: The Nude in Photography

Online auction live for bidding March 12–19, 2015

Nobuyoshi Araki, Kaori

Nobuyoshi Araki
Kaori, 2002–2004
Gelatin silver print
14.57 × 17.72 in.
Est. 4,000–6,000 USD

Exposed: The Nude in Photography will present a special selection of photographs that celebrate the human form. This auction will feature provocative and edgy works by notable artists including Nobuyoshi Araki, Helmut Newton, Bill Brandt, Dash Snow, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ruth Bernhard, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Gregory Crewdson, Harry Callahan, Jan Saudek, and Andres Serrano, among others. Exposed: The Nude in Photography will be live for bidding March 12 through 19, 2015.

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Bree Hughes
Specialist, Photographs
+1-212-497-9700 ext. 121
bhughes@artnet.com


Helmut Newton, Gunilla Bergstrom

Helmut Newton
Gunilla Bergstrom, 1976
Gelatin silver print
Edition of 75
13.3 × 9.1 in.
Est. 8,000–10,000 USD

Gregory Crewdson, Production Still (Kim and Greg)

Gregory Crewdson
Production Still (Kim and Greg), 2003
Color coupler print
Edition of 20
15.88 × 11.88 in.
Est. 1,500–2,000 USD

Robert Mapplethorpe, Jordana

Robert Mapplethorpe
Jordana, 1983
Gelatin silver print
Edition of 10
20 × 16 in.
Est. 7,500–9,500 USD

Helmut Newton, Untitled (3 works)

Helmut Newton
Untitled (3 works), c. 1980
Polaroid
3 × 3 in.
Est. 15,000–20,000 USD

Bill Brandt, Kimset and Mirror

Bill Brandt
Kimset and Mirror, 1955
Gelatin silver print
9.1 × 7.7 in.
Est. 14,000–16,000 USD

Dash Snow, Kent and Agathe

Dash Snow
Kent and Agathe, 2006
Chromogenic print of enlarged Polaroid
24 × 24 in.
Est. 10,000–12,000 USD

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Mexico

Henri Cartier-Bresson
Mexico, 1934
Photogravure
Edition of 60
7 × 10.5 in.
Est. 5,000–7,000 USD

Nan Goldin, Joey and Andres in Bed, Hotel Anschifer Hof, Berlin

Nan Goldin
Joey and Andres in Bed, Hotel Anschifer Hof, Berlin, 1992
Chromogenic print
Edition of 25
25.5 × 38 in.
Est. 7,000–9,000 USD

Denis Piel, Gia Carangi, Bathtime 10, NYC (for New York Magazine)

Denis Piel
Gia Carangi, Bathtime 10, NYC (for New York Magazine), 1980
Pigment print
16 × 20 in.
Edition of 21
Est. 2,000–3,000 USD

Sante D’Orazio, Pamela Anderson, Hollywood Smiling #1

Sante D’Orazio
Pamela Anderson, Hollywood Smiling #1, 2000
Chromogenic print
Edition of 6
39 × 25.5 in.
Est. 14,000–16,000 USD

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Pause entre deux poses

Henri Cartier-Bresson
Pause entre deux poses, 1989
Photogravure
Edition of 60
7 × 10.5 in.
Est. 5,000–7,000 USD

Thomas Ruff, bu04 (from Nudes series)

Thomas Ruff
bu04 (from Nudes series), 2001
Color Iris print on rag paper
Edition of 50
10 × 13 in.
Est. 3,500–4,500 USD

Thomas Ruff, tos03 (from Nudes series)

Thomas Ruff
tos03 (from Nudes series), 2001
Color Iris print on rag paper
Edition of 50
10.25 × 13 in.
Est. 3,500–4,500 USD

Lucien Clergue, Nude, Sam Wagstaff Apt., New York

Lucien Clergue
Nude, Sam Wagstaff Apt., New York, 1976
Gelatin silver print
Edition of 30
12 × 17 in.
Est. 4,000–6,000 USD

Joel-Peter Witkin, History of the (White) World: Venus and The Magdalen, Paris

Joel-Peter Witkin
History of the (White) World: Venus and The Magdalen, Paris, 1994
Gelatin silver print
Edition of 6
12.86 × 16.62 in.
Est. 2,300–3,300 USD

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Italy

Henri Cartier-Bresson
Italy, 1933
Photogravure
Edition of 60
10.75 × 7 in.
Est. 5,500–7,500 USD

Manuel Alvarez Bravo, La Buena Fama Durmiendo (Good Reputation Sleeping)

Manuel Alvarez Bravo
La Buena Fama Durmiendo (Good Reputation Sleeping), 1939
Gelatin silver print
8 × 10 in.
Est. 8,000–10,000 USD