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Study in Red by William Eggleston 1 Reply

Throughout the twentieth century, the history of painting is a long research on color. The subject is vanishing, abstraction and abstract expressionism are dominating. In 1973, the young American ...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 9.

The North American Indian 1 Reply

One of my first articles in French paid tribute to Edward S. Curtis. Here is what I wrote: "I introduce an extraordinary man who devoted his life to become a familiar of Native American tribes and...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 9.

What was Frida Kahlo doing in 1939 1 Reply

When an artist has a strong personality, he likes to be photographed in a sitting that shows his psychology or his lifestyle. When the photographer is a close friend, the result is a work of art. ...

Tagged: Muray, Kahlo

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 4.

The True Face of Gustav Klimt

The outstanding qualities of the paintings by Gustav Klimt are undeniable, whether for composition or for technique. 2006 pushed him to the highest summit of art history, with two portraits of Adel...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Sep 11.

That's America, for Richard Prince 1 Reply

We have already discussed Richard Prince in the group Current Art (in French only in May 2008), about his series of Nurses. The artist, working with reprographic printing processes, produces works ...

Tagged: D'Orazio, Prince

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun 30.

Dreaming Dubai with Gursky 1 Reply

Dubai! In recent years, this place has become the symbol of the new Eldorado, the country of gold. The camera of Andreas Gursky was actioned at the right time, in 2007. The already famous islands a...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun 25.

Variations on Contemporary Carnages 1 Reply

At the dawn of our new century, the creative act is often political. Rashid Rana is the author of a surprising photomontage, certainly composed by computer (although the catalog of Christie's is no...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun 11.

Robert Mapplethorpe and the Body-Builders 1 Reply

Robert Mapplethorpe was already illustrious and controversial during his lifetime. After his death, a victim of AIDS in 1989, discussions resumed with a vengeance around pornography and racism. Th...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Apr 1.

Shadows and Light on the Face of Lucia Moholy 1 Reply

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy was a painter who became a photographer. Above all, he endeavoured to bring to photography new visual effects for which he captured his inspiration from all the avant-gardes of h...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Apr 1.

The earliest photographs of Maya archaeological sites 1 Reply

There was still so much to discover on this planet in the middle of the nineteenth century! Explorers and scientists visited the farthest corners. To share their knowledge, they now have at their d...

Tagged: Charnay

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Feb 20.

Carleton Watkins explores the Sierra Nevada 1 Reply

In the nineteenth century, American photographers rush on Niagara Falls in the East, and on the Yosemite in the West. Two photographers operating in San Francisco are known for their extremely car...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Feb 16.

2009 Auctions

AUCTION HOUSES referred below : Binoche Renaud Giquello Site Drouot-Presse Bonhams Site Press Bonhams and Goodman Site Press Christie's Site Press Phillips de Pury Site Press Piasa Site Press Soth...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Feb 14.

2008 Auction History

All Results in BOLD Look at Helmut Newton on December 16 in New York at Christie's, including a Big Nude III estimated $ 400 K, sales 2252, lot 16. (SOLD 480 K$ including fees) Cindy Sherman expe...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Dec. 24, 2008.

Helmut Newton dominated by naked women 1 Reply

I have often discussed in the Current Art group the trend for gigantic painting and sculpture. It applies equally to photography, as shown by the results reached by very large prints by Prince or G...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Dec. 18, 2008.

Cros and the trichrome process 1 Reply

In March 2002 in Paris, Sotheby's astonished all historians of photography by selling in Paris the oldest known photographic picture, made by Niepce, reproducing a drawing. There was no doubt on It...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Nov. 16, 2008.

Surrealism according to Man Ray 1 Reply

In Paris since 1921, Man Ray went immediately to be close to the Surrealist group. Great experimenter of the photographic image, he became the best and the most interesting of surrealist photograph...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct. 16, 2008.

Interview of Keith Haring by Annie Leibovitz 1 Reply

It is one of the strangest portraits of contemporary art. In 1986, Annie Leibovitz, 37 years old, photographed Keith Haring, 28 years. This meeting between two major young protagonists of contempor...

Tagged: Haring, Leibovitz

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct. 16, 2008.

Self portrait of Cindy as a young actress 1 Reply

Christie's New York offers on September 9, for $ 300 K, at lot 97, a nice photo of Cindy Sherman. It is a one of its kind 50x40 cm black and white photo, signed and dated 1978. The title is signif...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Sep. 9, 2008.

Did you ever see a beardless Lincoln ? 1 Reply

Two presidents dominate the market for historical US memorabilia: Washington and Lincoln. When we talk about photo, one of them remains, Abraham Lincoln, whose political career is entirely contempo...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Aug. 2, 2008.

Artcurial valued the Autochromes 1 Reply

Concerning the amateur photography, the autochrome plates, a trademark deposited by Lumière company, represented a step forward. In 1907, the rich amateurs make photography since more than half a c...

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Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki May. 29, 2008.