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sotheby’s auctions polaroid collection


‘photo-transformation’ by lucas samaras, 1973

on june 21 and 22, sotheby’s auctioned off over 1,200 works from the polaroid collection of photography.
every piece from  diverse collection of works was sold, most fetching over their estimated price.
the collection features works created using polaroid’s instant photography technology and its standard
film products. artist featured in the collection include ansel adams, chuck close, david hockney,
robert mapplethorpe, helmut newton, robert rauschenberg and  andy warhol.

http://www.sothebys.com

read more in designboom's preview of the auction


‘grand tetons and the snake river, grand teton national park, wyoming’ by ansel adams, 1942


‘selected images from the wild west’ by david levinthal, 1986-2002


‘selected images from the series on justice’ by dorthea lange, 1955


‘9 part self-portrait’ by chuck close, 1987


‘japanese sky (from the bleacher series)’ by robert rauschenberg, 1988


‘fay and andrea’ by william wegman, 1987


  ‘andy being chocked’ by andy warhol, 1978


‘imogen + hermiane. pembroke studios, london, 30th july, 1982’ by david hockney, 1982
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