Scouting Vintage Photography Auctions
Sotheby’s is having two fantastic photography auctions October 15 and 16th (you’ll need to create a free log-in to browse the auction lots — there are hundreds more!) What I love about auctions is the chance to see images, objects and furniture I wouldn’t ordinarly have a chance to see before they get snapped up into a private collection. I think the cinema image by Hiroshi Sugimoto and the bentwood chair garden shot by Josef Sudek are breathtaking.
I particularly like Sotheby’s photography auctions because the auction catalogues are printed on beautiful paper and if you buy a catalouge (between $35-65) you can cut up the images and frame them. Since very few of us can afford the $100,000 (!!) some of these photographs will fetch, its the next best thing! I’m thinking of using my leftover “jobbers” from this project (finished product below) to frame some of the images above (I LOVE the hand, a self portrait by Andy Warhol).
(Photographers above from top to bottom: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Carleton Watkins, Josef Sudek, Andy Warhol, William Eggleston, Walker Evans)
P.S.I blogged about another great photography auction here.
October 4th, 2007 13:58
I was curious if you knew what size the auction catalogue is? I think it’s a great idea to use the catalogue prints for framing, but wanted to see if the catalogue was a standard 8 1/2 x 11 ish size? Thanks - really enjoy your blog!!
October 4th, 2007 15:34
OH HOW FUN!!!???!!!
October 8th, 2007 10:02
Very cool idea!
July 26th, 2008 08:43
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