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Closing soon at Maine museum: Judy Glickman Lauder photography collection

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Richard Avedon, ‘Audrey Hepburn and Art Buchwald, with Simone D’Aillencourt, Frederick Eberstadt, Barbara Mullen, and Dr. Reginald Kernan, evening dresses by Balmain, Dior, and Patou, Maxim’s, Paris, August 1959,’ 1959. Gelatin silver print. Judy Glickman Lauder collection, museum purchase with gift in honor of Judith Glickman Lauder, 2020.7

Richard Avedon, ‘Audrey Hepburn and Art Buchwald, with Simone D’Aillencourt, Frederick Eberstadt, Barbara Mullen, and Dr. Reginald Kernan, evening dresses by Balmain, Dior, and Patou, Maxim’s, Paris, August 1959,’ 1959. Gelatin silver print. Judy Glickman Lauder collection, museum purchase with gift in honor of Judith Glickman Lauder, 2020.7

PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Museum of Art has unveiled Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder. It will remain on display through January 15.

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Annie Leibovitz’s 1978 portrait of Dan Akroyd and John Belushi as the Blues Brothers, $28,350. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers

Doyle finds success with sales of important jewelry, photography

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Annie Leibovitz’s 1978 portrait of Dan Akroyd and John Belushi as the Blues Brothers, $28,350. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers

Annie Leibovitz’s 1978 portrait of Dan Akroyd and John Belushi as the Blues Brothers, $28,350. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK – Doyle enjoyed success with a pair of mid-December auctions, one devoted to photography and the other to jewelry.

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Redlands to auction long-held trove of rare NASA Apollo Moon, astronaut photos, Dec. 1

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NASA Apollo 15 (1971) photograph of Astronaut James B Irwin with Lunar Rover, Lunar Module, and planted American Flag against Mt Hadley Delta in the background. Size 8 x 10 inches. NASA IDs at top left margin. Estimate $20-$20,000

 REDLANDS, Calif. – As governments and private entities fast-track their goal to explore and colonize space, interest in images documenting the earliest days of space exploration has increased by leaps and bounds. A rare opportunity to acquire 1960s/’70s NASA photos and prints of Apollo astronauts working on the Moon, ultraviolet shots of Earth from the Moon, and shots of the Moon’s terrain itself, will take place on December 1 as Redlands Antique Auction sells a collection that has been quietly stored and unpublicized for 40 years. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Thomas Struth, ‘Pantheon, Rome,’ estimated at $500,000-$700,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Full spectrum of photographic greats presented at Heritage, Oct. 11

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Thomas Struth, ‘Pantheon, Rome,’ estimated at $500,000-$700,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Thomas Struth, ‘Pantheon, Rome,’ estimated at $500,000-$700,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – Key photographs by Thomas Struth and Bernd and Hilla Becher are prominent lots in Heritage’s October 11 Photographs Signature® Auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Brad Walls: Taking fine art photography to new heights

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Brad Walls, Water Jewel. Copyrighted image courtesy of Brad Walls. Used by permission

NEW YORK – If you haven’t heard of Brad Walls, just wait. You will. For the past few years, the 30-year-old aerial photographer from Australia has been charting new territory in visual art, fusing drone technology with an astonishing talent for composition.

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Genesis Baez, ‘The Sound of A Circle,’ 2018. Pigment print. Courtesy of the DIA

Detroit Institute of Arts explores how photographers tell their tales

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Genesis Baez, ‘The Sound of A Circle,’ 2018. Pigment print. Courtesy of the DIA

Genesis Baez, ‘The Sound of A Circle,’ 2018. Pigment print. Courtesy of the DIA

DETROIT – On view now through January 8, 2023, the Detroit Institute of Arts presents the photography exhibition Conscious Response: Photographers Changing the Way We See. It explores the history of visual storytelling and image-making through the eyes of more than 25 artists who have used photography to record and reflect upon human experiences that impact the work they make and our perceptions of the world.

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Margaret Keane, ‘Girl with Lace Gloves,’ est. $15,000-$25,000

Feast your eyes: PBA Galleries offers Margaret Keane painting, July 28

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Margaret Keane, ‘Girl with Lace Gloves,’ est. $15,000-$25,000

Margaret Keane, ‘Girl with Lace Gloves,’ est. $15,000-$25,000

BERKELEY, Calif. – On Thursday, July 28, PBA Galleries will host Part II of the Jack and Beverly Waltman Collection of Photography and Art with Additions. The nearly 450 lots feature photographers of the legendary Group f/64, including Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Ansel Adams, Peter Stackpole, Brett Weston and Sonya Noskowiak. Also represented are several notable photographers of the next generation, including John Sexton, Morley Baer and Jerry Uelsmann. Complementing the Waltman collection are several exquisite prints and artists’ books, including work by Robert Motherwell, the artists of the Berlin Secession and George Grosz. A poster collection featuring work by David Lance Goines and the Bay Area rock poster artists of the 1960s rounds out the sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Georgia O'Keeffe, ‘Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium),’ 1964–68, black-and-white Polaroid, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

O’Keeffe photo exhibition runs through June 12 at Addison Gallery

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Left, Todd Webb, ‘Georgia O’Keeffe with Camera,’ 1959, printed later, inkjet print, Todd Webb Archive. © Todd Webb Archive, Portland, Maine. Right, Georgia O'Keeffe, ‘Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium),’ 1964–68, black-and-white Polaroid, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

Left, Todd Webb, ‘Georgia O’Keeffe with Camera,’ 1959, printed later, inkjet print, Todd Webb Archive. © Todd Webb Archive, Portland, Maine. Right, Georgia O’Keeffe, ‘Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium),’ 1964–68, black-and-white Polaroid, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

ANDOVER, Mass. – The Addison Gallery of American Art’s exhibition titled “Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer,” the first exhibition devoted to a largely unknown aspect of the iconic American artist’s practice, will run through June 12.

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Ed Mell, ‘Shadowed Walls,’ est. $25,000-$35,000

Ed Mell Southwestern landscape featured at Capsule Auctions, May 26

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Ed Mell, ‘Shadowed Walls,’ est. $25,000-$35,000


Ed Mell, ‘Shadowed Walls,’ est. $25,000-$35,000

NEW YORK – On Thursday, May 26, Capsule Auctions will present two sales, including one titled Limelight: Contemporary Art and Photography, which will begin at 2 pm Eastern time. It will feature a curated selection of contemporary art, photography, paintings, works on paper, sculpture and editions from New York and New England estates and collections. Original works by Arman, Milton Resnick, Ed Mell, Herbert Ferber and Thomas Ruff appear in the lineup. This eclectic mix of pieces spans the creative spectrum in color, shape and medium. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Ansel Adams, ‘The Teton Range & The Snake River,’ $68,750

Ansel Adams images dominated PBA Galleries April 7 photography sale

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Ansel Adams, ‘The Teton Range & The Snake River,’ $68,750

Ansel Adams, ‘The Teton Range & The Snake River,’ $68,750

BERKELEY, Calif. – PBA Galleries had an outstanding Photography and Fine Art sale on April 7. The auction consisted of 420 lots featuring the photography collection of Jack and Beverly Waltman. This collection did exceptionally well, with items reaching record highs and even exceeding the highest expectations.

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