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PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE HIGHLIGHTS FROM ITS PHOTOGRAPHS SALE

WORKS BY , IRVING PENN, FLORIAN MAIER-AICHEN, , ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, , EDWARD WESTON & DESIREE DOLRON LEAD SALE OF IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHS

AUCTION: SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2011 11AM & 2PM

SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS VIEWING: 14-25 MARCH 2011 GENERAL VIEWING: 1-8 APRIL 2011

Cindy Sherman , Untitled #278 , 1993 LOCATION: Phillips de Pury & Company, 450 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022

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New York - Phillips de Pury & Company is pleased to announce the highlights of the forthcoming Photographs sale on Saturday 9 April 2011, to be held at its Park Avenue location.

“We are looking forward to bringing the Photographs preview to our flagship Irving Penn Woman in Palace (-Penn) Marrakech, th space at 57 Street and Park Avenue. The uptown location will be a fresh Morocco , 1951 setting to showcase our exhibition, comprised of a diverse selection of classic and contemporary photographs to fulfill the needs of our international clientele.” Vanessa Kramer, Worldwide Director of Photographs.

Highlights of the New York Photographs sale include: Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #278 , 1993, estimated at $200,000-$300,000, exemplifying the famed photographer’s poignant critiques of the fashion industry, juxtaposed by one of the most revered images in classic fashion photography: Irving Penn’s Woman in Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) Marrakech, Morocco , 1951, estimated at $80,000-$120,000, which commemorates the most dynamic fashion duo of its era. Additional highlights include: Florian Maier-Aichen’s Untitled , 2005, Irving Penn Red Apples, July 15 , 1985 estimated at $80,000-$120,000, which majestically depicts the awe-inspiring Mt. Williamson; Robert Mapplethorpe’s Flag , 1987, estimated at $70,000-$90,000, which ranks among the photographer’s most celebrated images for its solemn reverence; Diane Arbus’s A Jewish giant at home with his parents in the Bronx, N.Y ., 1970, estimated at $60,000-$80,000; Edward Weston’s Nude, New Mexico , 1937, estimated at $50,000-$70,000; Peter Beard’s Tsavo North on the Athi Tiva, circa 150 lbs.-160 lbs. side Bull Elephant, February, 1965, estimated at $50,000- $70,000; and ’s Bob Dylan, Singer, 132nd Street and FDR Drive, November 4 , 1963, estimated at $40,000-$60,000.

Classic photography will be well represented by a number of photographs, including six works by Robert Frank . Undoubtedly among the pillars of classic Robert Frank Fourth of July – Jay, American photography, Frank’s iconic series, The Americans, accounts for four New York , 1955

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of the photographs offered: Fourth of July- Jay, New York , 1955, estimated at $50,000-$70,000; Café-Beaufort, South Carolina , 1955, estimated at $40,000- $60,000; Assembly line- Detroit , 1955, estimated at $25,000-$35,000; and Hotel Lobby, Miami Beach , 1955, estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Other works from Frank’s oeuvre include Paris New Year (Young Man with Tulip) , 1949, estimated at $40,000-$60,000 and From the Bus, New York , 1958, estimated at $25,000- $35,000. Five additional works by legendary photographer Irving Penn , capturing the breadth of his work, further embolden the classic selections in the sale: Red Apples, July 15 , 1985, estimated at $60,000-$80,000; Blast Furnace Tender, New York , 1951, estimated at $30,000-$50,000; hand and trumpet, New York, July 1 , 1986, estimated at $25,000-$35,000; Saint Laurent, Richard Avedon Bob Dylan, Singer, Braque Inspired Fashion, Paris , 1988, estimated at $12,000-$18,000; and Gorilla 132 nd Street and FDR Drive, Harlem , 1963 (Male), 1986, estimated at $10,000-$15,000. Additional examples of classic photography include ’s Winter Sunrise, the Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California , 1944, estimated at $30,000-$50,000; and works by Man Ray , Helen Levitt, Josef Sudek , Berenice Abbott , Harry Callahan , and Manuel Álvarez Bravo .

Fashion photography will be illustrated by classic and contemporary examples, including two works by Peter Lindbergh : Kate Moss, Harper's Bazaar US, Long Island, NY, USA , 1994, estimated at $50,000-$70,000, and Estelle Lefebure, Karen Alexander, Rachel Williams, , , , Vogue US, Santa Monica, CA, USA ,1988 estimated at $20,000-$30,000; Patrick Demarchelier’s , 1990, estimated at $20,000-$30,000; Diane Arbus Jewish Giant at home Princess Diana, London with his Parents in the Bronx, NY , 1970 Horst P. Horst’s Mainbocher Corset, Paris, August 11 , 1939, estimated at $20,000-$30,000; Albert Watson’s Kate Moss, Marrakech , 1993, estimated at $15,000-$20,000; and three works by Richard Avedon : Sunny Harnett, . Dress by Grés. Casino, Le Touquet, Paris, August , 1954, estimated at $15,000- $20,000; ‘Homage to Munkacsi’. Carmen, model. Coat by Cardin. Place François 1er, Paris, August , 1957, estimated at $10,000-$15,000; and Marlene Dietrich, Turban by Dior , The Ritz, Paris, August, 1955, estimated at $10,000-$15,000.

Additional examples of fashion photography include works by Herb Ritts, Elger Esser Doubt, Frankreich , 1999 Helmut Newton , Louis Faurer , Lillian Bassman , William Klein and Sante d’Orazio .

Contemporary Photography will be brilliantly showcased with a strong number of works, including David LaChapelle’s Statue, Los Angeles , 2007, estimated at $60,000-$80,000; Elger Esser’s Doubt, Frankreich , 1999, estimated at $50,000- $70,000; ’s Casa Batlló, Antoní Gaudí , 1998, estimated at $50,000-$70,000; two works by Desiree Dolron : Xteriors VI , 2003, estimated at $40,000-$60,000, and Xteriors XI , 2001-2002, estimated at $30,000-$50,000; Shirin Neshat’s Women in a Line from Rapture , 1999, estimated at $40,000-$60,000; Desiree Dolron Xteriors VI , 2003 Candida Höfer’s Real Gabinete Português de Leitura Rio de Janeiro II , 2005, estimated at $40,000-$60,000; and Sam Taylor-Wood’s Soliloquy VIII , 2000, estimated at $40,000-$60,000. Other outstanding examples of contemporary photography include David Hockney’s Walking in the Zen Garden at the Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Feb. 21st , 1983, estimated at $35,000-$55,000; Barry Frydlender’s Friday , 2002, estimated at $30,000-$50,000; Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ from Immersions , 1987, estimated at $30,000-$50,000; and Marilyn Minter’s Cyclone , 2006, estimated at $25,000-$35,000. Additional contemporary photographers whose works demonstrate the versatility and appeal of the genre, include Richard Prince , Ahmet Ertu ğ, Vik Muniz , Massimo Vitali ,

Adam Fuss, Edward Burtynsky, Adi Nes, Gabriel Orozco, Robert Polidori , Nobuyoshi Araki , Vee Speers , and Pieter Hugo . Peter Lindbergh Kate Moss, Harper’s Bazaar US, Long Island, NY, USA , 1994

The selected highlights viewing is scheduled to coincide with The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) photography show.

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