To mark the 35th anniversary of his death, the auction house Coutau-Bégarie decided to organize the first auction devoted entirely to Claude François. A whole year was necessary to prepare for the sale, because the many collectors of Claude François’ work are always reluctant to part with their objects and documents. Among the lots for sale are prints of François’ erotic photography. Shooting under the name François Dumoulin, he founded the magazine Absolu, in competition with Playboy.
One year after his death, a book of his photographs was published in France. We made the following presentation in Photo.
Read the full article on the French version of Le Journal
Auction – Coutau-Bégarie: Claude François
Saturday, May 25th 2013 at 2pm
Hotel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris
Exhibition
Friday, May 24th 2013 11am – 6pm
Saturday, May 25th 2013 11am – 12pm
