Sold over two days, this important collection from the Shpilman Institute for Photography (SIP) is composed of 210 modernist, surrealist and contemporary photographs. Focused on abstraction and the question of perception, it gathers the works of the greatest artists , such as Man Ray, Dora Maar, Moholy Nagy, Thomas Struth, Gerhard Richter and Walead Beshty.
For over a decade the SIP has held important exhibitions of modernist photographs exhibitions and is dedicated to the promotion of the medium in Israel as well as abroad, to benefit all communities. The proceeds of these two sales will be devoted to education and research programmes developed by the Institute.
AUCTIONS
Shalom Shpilman Collection
On November 13th, 2015 at 7pm (Lots 201-260)
On November 14th, 2015 at 4pm (Lots 261-410)
Christie’s
9 Avenue Matignon
75008 Paris
France
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