Figure and Form: Classic and Contemporary Nudes

Online auction live for bidding February 2–11, 2016

Beginning on Tuesday, February 2, artnet Auctions will offer a selection of classic and contemporary nude photography. From abstractions of the human form to provocative images of the body, this auction includes both modern and contemporary nudes, with highly sought-after images by Richard Avedon, Vik Muniz, Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David LaChapelle, Horst P. Horst, Edward Weston, Bill Brandt, and André Kertész, among others.

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Richard Avedon, Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent, Los Angeles, California, June 14

Richard Avedon
Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent, Los Angeles, California, June 14, 1981
Gelatin silver print
Edition of 200
28.5 × 43 in.
Est. 80,000–100,000 USD

David LaChapelle, Mark Wahlberg

David LaChapelle
Mark Wahlberg, 1997
Digital chromogenic print
Edition of 30
24 × 20 in.
Est. 6,000–8,000 USD

Vik Muniz, 702 Holes (from Pictures of Holes)

Vik Muniz
702 Holes (from Pictures of Holes), 1997
Digital color coupler print
Edition of 25
14 × 11 in.
Est. 3,000–5,000 USD

Tom Kelley, Marilyn on Red Velvet (Pose #2)

Tom Kelley
Marilyn on Red Velvet (Pose #2), 1949
Cibachrome
15 × 11 in.
Est. 3,000–5,000 USD

Jack Pierson, Jonathan

Jack Pierson
Jonathan, 2007
Chromogenic print
Edition of 25 (each unique)
16 × 20 in.
Est. 4,000–6,000 USD

Horst P. Horst, Hands Behind Buttocks, NY

Horst P. Horst
Hands Behind Buttocks, NY, 1952
Platinum-palladium print
19.25 × 15 in.
Est. 12,000–18,000 USD

Herb Ritts, Female Nude with Black Sand

Herb Ritts
Female Nude with Black Sand, 1989
Gelatin silver print
Edition of 25
18.11 × 14.96 in.
Est. 8,000–12,000 USD

George Hoyningen-Huene, Male Backside with Sheet

George Hoyningen-Huene
Male Backside with Sheet, c. 1930
Platinum-palladium print
Edition of 4
8.5 × 8 in.
Est. 5,000–7,000 USD

Helmut Newton, Charlottle Rampling, Hotel Nord Pinus, Arles

Helmut Newton
Charlottle Rampling, Hotel Nord Pinus, Arles, 1973
Gelatin silver print
14 × 11 in.
Est. 22,000–30,000 USD

Annie Leibovitz, Lance Armstrong

Annie Leibovitz
Lance Armstrong, 1999
Chromogenic print
Edition of 40
14 × 17 in.
Est. 3,000–5,000 USD

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Italy

Henri Cartier-Bresson
Italy, 1933
Photogravure
Edition of 60
10.38 × 7 in.
Est. 5,000–7,000 USD

Ryan McGinley, Lily (Woods)

Ryan McGinley
Lily (Woods), 2005
Chromogenic print
Edition of 25
24 × 16 in.
Est. 2,000–4,000 USD