Contemporary Photography: Ryan McGinley, David LaChapelle, Alex Prager, and More

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Apr 21, 2015, 04:00 ET


New York / Berlin (PRWEB) April 21, 2015 -- artnet Auctions presents a special auction of photographic works by some of the most notable photographers of our time. From the 1960s through the present day, this sale features a dynamic selection of photographs by important artists, including Ruud van Empel, Ryan McGinley, Peter Beard, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, David LaChapelle, Louise Lawler, Alex Guofeng Cao, Candida Höfer, Thomas Struth, Gerhard Richter, and Helmut Newton.
 
Auction Highlights

  • Ruud van Empel, Venus #6, 2007. Estimated at $25,000 to 30,000.
  • Louise Lawler, Chaissac, 1987. Estimated at $20,000 to 25,000.
  • David LaChapelle, Exposure of Luxury, 2009. Estimated at $28,000 to 33,000.
  • Alex Prager, Alexandra, 2007. Estimated at $22,000 to 26,000.
  • Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Los Angeles (Man with Plastic Bag), 1994. Estimated at $8,000 to 12,000.
  • Peter Beard, I’ll Write Whenever I Can, 2001. Estimated at $9,000 to 12,000.
  • Ruud van Empel, Figure, 2014. Estimated at $35,000 to 45,000.
  • Thomas Struth, Park Avenue New York/Midtown, 1978. Estimated at $10,000 to 12,000.
  • Gerhard Richter, Domecke I (Cathedral Corner I), 1998. Estimated at $15,000 to 20,000.

Contemporary Photography is live on artnet Auctions now through April 29, 2015, and is on view at http://www.artnet.com/auctions/contemporary-photography-0415.

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For more information about this sale, please contact artnet Auctions specialist:

Bree Hughes
SPECIALIST, PHOTOGRAPHS
+1-212-497-9700 ext. 121
bhughes(at)artnet(dot)com

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