One-of-a-Kind Photographs by Warhol, Man Ray & More

Ben Shahn and Inslee A. Hopper, ‘Mr. Clatterbuck’ (Maquette for a Photo Book on the Homesteads Resettlement Community at Flint Hill, Shenandoah Valley). Estimate $25,000-35,000.

"This book of photographs – the only existing copy – is the result of a collaboration between artist Ben Shahn and Inslee A Hopper, who worked for the Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts under President Franklin D Roosevelt." –Hermione Sharp

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Andy Warhol, Valentino, Versace, Gaultier, Armani. Estimate $10,000–15,000.

"With his Polaroid camera, Warhol immortalised his interactions with the people in his circle – friends, celebrities, clients and lovers. He often used Polaroids as a starting point for his famous large-scale screenprints. The four Polaroid portraits of the fashion industry giants offered here are each completely unique by nature of their medium." –Hermione Sharp

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Barbara Kasten, ‘Construct XIV.’ Estimate $3,000–5,000.

"For her colourful, angular, quintessentially 1980s Constructs, Kasten employed lines and angles to confuse the mind. This is an early example of her work; she started with unique 8x10 Polaroids and later progressed into larger formats (see also lot 150 )." –Hermione Sharp

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E.J. Bellocq, Storyville Prostitute, New Orleans. Estimate $50,000–70,000.

"Rarely does one have the chance to acquire an early image by E.J. Bellocq, the mysterious photographer of the red-light district of New Orleans. While another early print is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, this is the only early Bellocq to appear at auction." –Anais Feyeux

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Stefan Themerson, Enlarged film stills from Europa. Estimate $20,000–30,000.

" This is the first time a work by Stefan Themerson is available at auction. Themerson is considered one of the most important 20th-century Eastern European Surrealist photographers and filmmakers. His entire artistic output was all but completely destroyed when the Nazis invaded Poland during World War II. Themerson’s photo collages comprised of film stills are his only surviving artworks and thus extremely rare." –Anais Feyeux

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10 April | New York

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Cady Noland, Untitled Xerox Cut-Out (Patty in Church). Estimate $15,000–25,000.

"Cady Noland dedicated an entire series of work to the unusual story of heiress Patty Hearst. In this work , Hearst is depicted as a young, innocent girl before her transformation into societal revolutionary. This is a rare chance to acquire a work on paper by Noland; the larger aluminum-mounted works from this series often sell for ten times the present estimate." –Anais Feyeux

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10 April | New York

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David Wojnarowicz, ‘Rimbaud in New York’ (in Diner). Estimate $12,000–18,000.

" This is the first occasion a lifetime print from David Wojnarowicz’s early photo series Rimbaud in New York has appeared at auction. Although separated by a century, Arthur Rimbaud and Wojnarowicz lived somewhat parallel lives. It is believed Wojnarowicz made only one print of this image: the one offered here. The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York will open a major Wojnarowicz retrospective in July." –Anais Feyeux

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Man Ray, Minotaur. Estimate $150,000–250,000.

"This ambiguous Surrealist image is one of Man Ray’s most well known and reproduced. It can be read as two different subjects: a female torso and the head of The Minotaur. This print was discovered in the artist’s archive in Paris, and no other print of the image has been located. It has been part of nearly every major Man Ray retrospective." –Anais Feyeux

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Robert Frank, Peru. Estimate $100,000–150,000.

"This handmade book is one of only two examples in existence; the other is located in the Robert Frank Archive in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. In 1948 Frank visited South America and created this book to document his travels. He gave this copy to his mentor, Alexey Brodovitch, then art director of Harper’s Bazaar, and it was later owned by another great American photographer, Joel Sternfeld." –Aimee Pflieger

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Brigid Berlin, ‘Blue TV’. Estimate $50,000–70,000.

"This unique album of psychedelic, blue-hued Polaroid 360 prints is comprised of televised images and portraits, including some of Andy Warhol. It shows not only the artist’s obsession with documenting everyday occurrences, but also how the artists in Warhol’s circle were fascinated with television culture." –Aimee Pflieger

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