Ruth Bernhards later print of her famous nude In the box – Horizontal from 1962 belongs to the top lots (lot 116, 9/12.000). Amongst other highlights is found Peter Beard’s well known photograph of a dead zebra from the famous series ‘The End of the Game’, which was published in the book with the same title in 1965; estimated at 10/12.000 (lot 165). From André Kertész comes one of the most well known shots, taken in Hungary in 1920, Zirkus Budapest. The later print on offer, from around 1950 is set at 8.500 (lot 69). Three partly large format luxury prints from Heinrich Kühn are also to be auctioned; they show his children Lotte, Hans and Edeltrude and are estimated between 4.000 and 6.000 (Lots 25–27). August Sander is, amongst others, represented by four early shots, including one from his early period as a photographer in Herdorf. For the first time a print from Sanders with the stamp ‘Herdorf’ will be put up for auction (lot 29. 3.500). From Umbo we offer, amongst others, two rare prints from the year 1935 taken with the fisheye lens, 4.000 each, as well as four abstract “Lichtpendel” (light pendulum) photographs from 1951 for a total of 6.500 (lots 53–55).

Vogel Collection, Auction 961, Tuesday, 1 June
Several of the highlights of the photographic offerings will be featured in the Vogel Collection: Bernd and Hilla Becher’s six lots, each with four silver–gelatine prints show colliery shaft towers of the 1960s and 1970s; each lot estimated at 15.000 (lots 1009–1014). Sixteen, partly overworked photographs from Sigmar Polke will be on offer, including several from his key series ‘Paris’ from 1971. With this experimental photography the artist worked with alchemical elements and coloured over painting. The estimates are set at between 10.000 and 20.000 (lots 1128–1143). Bernhard Johannes Blume is also featured, with two lots of two prints, each for 6/8.000 (lots 1097–1098).

Contemporary Art, Auction 960, Wednesday, 2 June
Andy Warhol’s exceptional 61 colour photographs from 1969 show a performance from the New York theatre group ‘The Dirty Half Dozen’ (lot 951, 50/60.000). Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Mediterranean Sea, Crete from 1969 belongs to one of the most famous sea pieces from the artist; the estimate lies at 25.000 (lot 907). Link 750 from Lois Renner from the year 2002 shows one of the photographs specially created for ? (lot 883, 13.000). In Axel Hütte’s Bussaco, Portugal from the year 1999, a misty, steamy Portuguese woodland scene can be seen (lot 782, 12.000).

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