Photography Collection

As in the past, the auction house Lempertz in Cologne, Germany, has divided the photography auction. The 19th century and classic photography as well as contemporary photographs with estimates up to 2,000 Euro will be auctioned on Wednesday, 27 May at 6 p.m. Amongst the 19th century photography are two portraits by Julia Margaret Cameron depicting Charles Darwin and Alfred Lord Tennyson and his circle respectively. Highlights of the classic photography are works by August Sander (10,000–15,000), Dorothea Lange (10,000–12,000), Ansel Adams (18,000–20,000, and Irving Penn (10,000). A contact print of Moholy-Nagy´s famous Bauhaus balconies at Dessau will be offered for 3,000. Contemporary Photography will be offerend in the Contemporary art auction on 28 May. Three works by Hiroshi Sugimoto (estimates between 10,000 and 22,000) and a portfolio with 60 gelatin silver prints by Rudolf Schwarzkogler are the top lots of the offer (14,000–16,000). The Helsinki school is represented by works of Tiina Itkonen (5,000) and Ola Kohlemainen (7,000).