Starting May 19, Sotheby’s will be holding an auction for the sale of iconic fashion photography with work from sought-after names like Richard Avedon, Peter Lindbergh and Guy Bourdin. The sale will coincide with Photo London, a citywide cultural fair that brings together local galleries, auction houses and museums in celebration of the art of photography. The images will range from the early 20th century to the present day, pairing the works of Helmut Newton and Irving Penn with modern images from David La Chapelle and Miles Aldridge.
The auction’s two standout pieces include Mouth, photographed for L’Oreal’s 1986 campaign of a model’s lips smudged with varying shades of lipstick, and Peter Lindbergh’s Mathilde, a visual tribute to German fashion photographer Erwin Blumenfeld. This is only the third time Mouth, lensed by Irving Penn, has gone up for auction, and is expected to bring in £180,000 to £230,000 (approx. USD $262,440 to $335,340). Other iconic images include Models, a Lindbergh piece that captures the supermodels of the ‘90s including Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista playing around on the beach which is estimated to sell for £60,000 to £80,000 (approx. USD $87,447 to $116,612).
