Photography fans, feast your eyes on the catalogue for next month’s auction at Christie’s of London. The sale on May 18th will include works by such icons of 20th-century photography as Richard Avedon, Guy Bourdin and Erwin Blumenfeld, as well as contemporary artists Richard Mosse and Julie Cockburn.
A definite highlight will be Helmut Newton's complete Private Property Suites I, II and III, a set of 45 stunning gelatin silver prints of superstars from the worlds of art and fashion estimated to make between €235,000 and €353,000; Irving Penn's portrait of jazz maestro Miles Davis shaping the note C with his hand is expected to achieve between €82,000 and €106,000; and a contact sheet by Brian Duffy that documents David Bowie evolving into the character Aladdin Sane for the album of that title.
Though estimated at €12,000-€18,000, this may, given Bowie's death last year, fetch much more. The works will be on view in Londonfrom May 13th to 17th. See christies.com
