Hiroshi Sugimoto has been investigating our relationship with time throughout his career, which is currently the subject of a major retrospective at London’s Hayward Gallery. In this sale, we are honored to offer photographs from four of his important bodies of work: Portraits, Theaters, Architecture, and Conceptual Forms.

Browse arresting portraits, architecture, interiors and more from Hiroshi Sugimoto.

Spotlight on Hiroshi Sugimoto

Picturing Time through Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Lens

Explore images of hardship and resilience during the American Great Depression as seen through Lange’s expert lens. Dorothea Lange is known for her important work documenting the Great Depression and its impact on the people she encountered in the American West. In the portrayal of despair, few photographers were more eloquent than Dorothea Lange. Her compassionate but unsparing photographs of anonymous individuals caught by circumstance and history are some of the most remembered images of the 1930s and 1940s.

Explore images of hardship and resilience during the American Great Depression as seen through Lange’s expert lens.

Dorothea Lange’s Powerful Vision

Hardship and Resilience

Discover hidden details in Edward Burtynsky’s Manufacturing #10 a/b, Cankun Factory, Xiamen City, China.

Edward Burtynsky: Manufacturing

Richard Avedon’s dynamic portraits capture actors, writers, artists, and historical figures in expected ways.

The Minneapolis Portfolio

Stephen Shore’s vibrant images from his road trips across the United States in the 1970s were essential in elevating the status of color photography as an art form.

Explore works in bold color from Stephen Shore’s road trips across the United States during the 1970s.

Uncommon Places

Road Trips in the 1970s 

Explore portfolios by leading photographers and discover the importance of making multiples, variations, and presentations.

Find out how photographers from Daido Moriyama to Lee Friedlander approached making a portfolio of photographs, from the images to the portfolio boxes themselves.

The Art of Portfolios

Lewis Baltz, Lee Friedlander, Daido Moriyama & More

Trace the influence of legendary Museum of Modern Art Curator of Photography, John Szarkowski on the Pilara Family Foundation’s collection at Pier 24.

A Curator’s Eye

MoMA: 1962-1991

New York

A continuation of the highly successful single-owner sale series launched this spring, Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations celebrates one of the most significant collections of photographs to ever come to auction. This sale showcases key works by Richard Avedon, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Dorothea Lange, Robert Adams, and Edward Weston, among others. All auction proceeds will support organizations devoted to healthcare research, education, and the arts. Opened to the public in 2010, Pier 24 Photography is the home of the Pilara Family Foundation Collection and is one of the largest spaces in the world devoted to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting photography. In July 2025, the Pilara Family Foundation will pivot its philanthropic focus by transitioning to a granting foundation.