What: Photographs: The Evening and Day SalesWhere: Christie’s, Rockefeller Center, 20, Rockefeller Plaza, New YorkWhen: October 4, 6pm; October 5, 10am & 2pmPublic Viewing: October 1 - 4, 10am to 5pmTop Lots of the Sale:While the evening sale features the more expensive lots by names such as Man Ray, Thomas Struth and Edward Weston among others, the Day Sale (divided into two sessions) features photographs by names like Robert Mapplethorpe, Andy Warhol, Herb Ritts, Ansel Adams, and Henri Cartier-Bresson among others.* Edward Weston (1886-1958), “Shells, 6S, 1927,” 1927, matte surface gelatin silver print, hinged to later mount. Estimate: $400,000 - $500,000* Man Ray (1890-1976), “Rayograph,” 1922, gelatin silver print, mounted on original board. Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000* Thomas Struth (born 1954), “El Capitan (Yosemite National Park), 1999,” 1999, chromogenic print, face-mounted to Plexiglas. Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000* Robert Frank (born 1924), “Parade – Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955,” printed in 1971, gelatin silver print, mounted on original board. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000* Paul Strand (1890-1976), “Cobweb in Rain, Georgetown, Maine, 1927,” printed late 1940s, gelatin silver contact print, flush-mounted on card. Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000Click on the slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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