Diane Arbus Photo Up for Auction at the Aperture Benefit!!
Yes.. so far this rare Diane Arbus photo has a current bid of only $1,750. Welcome to the Art Recession...That's too low to be believed!!
So..one of the most important photographers in history has a photo for sale at Monday's Aperture Benefit auction. Can you ask for a better opportunity to add something amazing to your art collection?
This is one of her very standard 14.25 in x 14.25 in, Gelatin Silver Prints made by photographer Neil Selkirk for the Arbus Estate.
We've seen similar prints sell at Sothebys and Christies auction for well over $15k.
It's was donated by the Fraenkel Gallery in San Fran who represents the estate.
Diane Arbus, Photo of : John Gruen and Jane Wilson, NYC, 1965, Printed later, FRAMED, signed, titled, dated, and editioned '4/75' by the photographer's daughter, Doon Arbus, in ink, and stamped on the reverse, framed, 1963, printed later by Neil Selkirk (MoMA, unpaginated; Revelations)
Estimated value : $5,500
So. even if you're not a Diane Arbus fan.. this is just one of the works of art that will be auctioned off at the Benefit Monday night.
You can still get your Aperture Ticket Here!
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009
The Lighthouse, Chelsea Piers, 6:30–10:00 pm
Cocktails and Silent Auction
Dinner, Award Ceremony, and Live Auction
For more information, contact:
Michiko Simanjuntak Grasso
(212) 946-7149 or mgrasso@aperture.org
The Sotheby's print you linked to isn't really "similar." That one has the idiosyncratic weirdness of canonical Arbus images. This one doesn't. It's a nice photo, but "amazing"?
That said, I love Aperture and wish them well in their benefit.
Posted by: Lisa Hunter | October 30, 2009 at 01:14 PM
I really enjoy this photo. If only I was rich enough to drop $5,500 on a photo...Maybe one day people will do that for me.
Posted by: Franco Campese | November 24, 2009 at 11:55 PM