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The current online auction of affordable art at Morgan O’Driscoll runs until October 2. The catalogue lists 394 lots. Here is a small selection:
BASIL BLACKSHAW – Wanted (1947) (800-1,200) UPDATE: THIS MADE 900 AT HAMMER
AIDAN BRADLEY Streetscape (2009) (500-700) UPDATE: THIS MADE 320 AT HAMMER
MAN RAY (1890-1976) Untitled III (1975) 5/100 (400-600) UPDATE: THIS MADE 300 AT HAMMER
JIM FITZPATRICK – Che Guevara on 50th Anniversary Stamp (250-350) UPDATE; THIS MADE 500 AT HAMMER
James Joyce by Man Ray
This 1922 photograph of James Joyce by Man Ray comes up at Whyte’s Eclectic Collector sale in Dublin on September 9. The framed photogravure print is estimated at 700-1,000.
In other Joyce related material the auction includes a first signed American edition of Ulysses estimated at 1,500-2,000.
There is a wide range of collectibles on offer. The sale features historical documents and artefacts, sporting memorabilia including The Fergus Reid Collection of Irish Football Programmes, medals and militaria, edged weapons and firearms, a range of gold and silver coinage and banknotes.
There are rare books including first editions by Oliver Goldsmith, James Joyce and Flann Ó Briain; early printed maps of Ireland and America; Polar Exploration books and collectibles, antique silverware, vertu and curios.
MAN RAY (1890–1976)
Rayograph, 1928 ($150,000-250,000)
More than 400 photographs from the Museum of Modern Art in New York are to be sold at Christie’s to benefit the acquisitions fund for the Department of Photography.Works offered include iconic photographs by many of the most well-known names from the early 20th century to the post-war period, including Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Man Ray, Edward Weston, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Walker Evans. The selection is led by two unique Rayograph works by Man Ray from 1923 and 1928 which are to be offered on October 10.
The sale will start with four highlights on October 10. A subsequent series of online auctions will be held in October, December and in January and April 2018. The online sales are curated to encompass important themes including Pictorialism into Modernism, Women in Photography and several sales on individual photographers. Highlights will be previewed during exhibitions in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York starting in September 2017. Cataloguing and complete details of the sales will be available on Christies.com in September.
Darius Himes, International Head of Photographs, Christie’s said: “Christie’s is honored to offer for sale a selection of photographs from The Museum of Modern Art, New York. In 1940, the Museum became the first in the country to form a Department of Photography. Many of the artists represented in this series of live and online auctions will be deeply familiar to any student of photography, and are beloved on an international scale. These auctions represent a unique opportunity to support the Museum and own a piece of photographic history.”
