Fall Auctions Next Week

The big fall photography auctions are being held next week. There are five individual auctions spread across the three main auction houses. If there is one unifying theme it looks like the Helmut Newton collectors are flooding the market to take advantage of assumed post-humous price increases. Artnet has a preview.

Sotheby's
Annoyingly, Sotheby's now requires registration to review their auction catalogs.

From the JOSEPH AND LAVERNE SCHIESZLER Collection
Monday, 10 Oct 05, 7:00 PM
Small collection of mainly early and mid-20th C. black and white prints

Photographs General Auction
Session 1: Tuesday, 11 Oct 05, 10:15 AM
Session 2: Tuesday, 11 Oct 05, 2:00 PM

Sotheby's New York
1334 York Avenue at 72nd St

Christie's
Twentieth century works from the Elfing Collection
10 October 2005, 2:00 pm
Lots of nudes, many from Avendon, Ritts, Newton. See if you can find the nude Yul Brenner - with hair.

General photography ranging from turn of the century to contemporary works.
12 October 2005, 10:00 am

Neither auction has anything estimated to go for under $2000.

Christie's New York
20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York

Phillips de Pury & Company's auctions were yesterday/today. Results from the first session (by lot number) are available as a PDF.