Photographs
Auction: – 20 May 2010
Thu 20 May 14:00
Bonhams
101 New Bond Street
W1S 1SR London
Bonhams London Bond Street
101 New Bond Street
W1S 1SR London
+44 (0) 20-74685844
Photographs Thursday 20 May at 2pm New Bond Street, London Bonhams' London Photographs department will hold its inaugural auction on 20th May at the New Bond Street galleries, offering a broad range of photographic imagery - from the 19th century to the present day - at a wide and accessible range of prices. Highlights include: Thomas Struth's 'The Ma Family, 1996' (£12,000-18,000); 'Femme dans la Baignoire, 2003' from Elina Brotherus' The New Painting series (£7,000-9,000); a strong section of fashion imagery including works by Horst P. Horst, Norman Parkinson, Lillian Bassman and Terence Donovan; a superb example from Josef Koudelka's Gypsy series (£5,000-7,000); a set of four Graffiti by Brassaï; and an excellent copy of George Hugnet's 'La Septième Face du Dé, 1936' (£10,000-15,000). A series of lots by Grace Robertson, Thurston Hopkins and Wolfgang Suschitzky highlight the strength and breadth of photojournalism in Britain in the mid-20th century (estimates from £500-800). Also included are works new to auction by Alexander Hamilton, Dag Thorenfeldt and Ken Griffiths. Viewing: Sunday 16 May, 11am-3pm Monday 17 May, 9am-4.30pm Tuesday 18 May, 9am-4.30pm Wednesday 19 May, 9am-4.30pm Thursday 20 May, 9am-12noon Enquiries Jocelyn Phillips +44 (0) 20 7468 5876 jocelyn.phillips@bonhams.com Printed Catalogue +44 (0) 1666 502 200 subscriptions@bonhams.com Click here to view the online catalogue