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Issue #237  12/1/2017
 
Man Ray's Iconic Noire et Blanche Sells for Record-Breaking €2,688,750, the Most to Date for a Classic Photograph
In This Issue:
Paris Photo 2017 Sees Strong Sales and New Collectors Entering the Market, Setting New Attendance Records along the Way
More Photography at the Tabletop Photo Paris Vintage Fair
Phillips Will Auction Cartier-Bresson Master Set Collection from Gallerist Peter Fetterman in NYC on December 12th.
Man Ray's Iconic Noire et Blanche Sells for Record-Breaking €2,688,750, the Most to Date for a Classic Photograph
Holiday Sale from Vintage Works and I Photo Central: Save 30% off on over 2,500 Photographs and Photo Books
Classic Photographs Los Angeles Getting New Location, New Dates and Makes Admission Free
Photo Books: Award-Winning "New Realities" from the Rijksmuseum; "For the Love of the Image", A Dealer Catalogue of 110 Key Photographs

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Noire et Blanche Sells for Record-Breaking €2,688,750
Noire et Blanche Sells for Record-Breaking €2,688,750

A new auction record for a classic photograph was set during the auctions during Paris Photo week.

On November 9 and 10, the Stripped Bare: Photographs from the Collection of Thomas Koerfer and the Photographies auctions at Christie's Paris realized a combined total of €4,894,375--the second-best result achieved by the Paris Photographs department since its inception in 2010.

Adding to the success, Man Ray's iconic Noire et Blanche was sold for €2,688,750, or about $3.12 million. This sale established a new auction record for the photographer's work, another for any photograph sold in France, and a world record for any classic photograph, breaking that of Edward Steichen's Pond-Moonlight set in 2006 by Sotheby's. Several contemporary photographs have sold for more.

There were also strong showings for rare prints in the Photographies sale. Irving Penn’s The Hand of Miles Davis realized €199,500, doubling its pre-sale estimate, while Làszló Moholy-Nagy’s Photogramme, Dessau sold for €125,000.