CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK DECEMBER 2010 PHOTOGRAPHS SALE OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL ARRAY OF WORKS Christie’s New York is pleased to announce the upcoming sale of Photographs on December 13, including works by the world’s preeminent photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Peter Beard, and Penn
Galleries December 10-12
André Kertész (1894-1985)
Chairs on the Champs-Elysées, 1927
Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
A fine example of the sensibility of The Baum Family Collection,
the Chicago-based photography patrons, this print by Kertész
is incredibly charming. The Hungarian-born photographer
was interested in reinterpreting his sometimes mundane
surroundings into delightfully simple, yet elegant
compositions, such as we find in this image, Chairs on the
Champs-Elysées, 1927.
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*Estimates do not include buyer's premium
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