An auction of 350 photographs from the cinema will be held on November 14th at 2pm at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris. Led by auctioneers Ghislaine Kapandji and Élie Morhange, as well as the expert Pierre Bourdy, the auction features a host of portraits of stars and images from famous films, almost all of them in black and white.
This list is representative of a wider selection:
– A dog’s life
Charles Chaplin in his own film (1918).
600 / 800 €
– Graziella
Antonin Artaud in Marcel Vandal (1926).
2000 / 3000 €
– Sous les toits de Paris
Pola Illéry and Gaston Modot in the film by René Clair (1930).
300 / 400 €
– Fanny
Raimu, Charpin, Marcel Maupi, Auguste Mouries, Robert Vattier and Orane Demazis in the film by Marc Allégret (1932).
Attributed to Roger Forster (1902-1984).
700 / 900 €
– King Kong
Film by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack (1933).
Production stamp on back.
1200 / 1500 €
– Marlene Dietrich, 1934
William Walling Jr. (1904-1983).
700 / 900 €
– Anita Ekberg, 1954
Shot by André de Dienes (1913-1985), signed by Chuck Murphy and stamped by The Estate of André de Dienes and One West Publishing on the back. Certificate of authenticity included.
500 / 600 €
Piblic exhibitions:
At Galerie ZK.Images
10, rue de l’Arbalète
75005 Paris
France
Monday 10 November (10am -6pm) & Tuesday 11 November (10am -6pm)
At Drouot Richelieu, salle 4:
Wednesday 12 November (11am -6pm), Thursday 13 November (11am -6pm) & Friday 14 November (11am -noon).
Téléphone pendant l’exposition : +33 (0)1 48 00 20 04.
Exposition temporaire : Les photographies de la section Nouvelle Vague feront l’objet d’une exposition temporaire, du 6 au 11 novembre 2014, à la galerie ZK.Images.