Features
ULTIMATE Debuts
Spotlighting four incredible, auction-fresh works from our ULTIMATE offering in London this May.
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Capturing Modernity
From Alexander Rodchenko to Harry Callahan, Man Ray, and more, the remarkable photographs of ‘Figure + Form’ are unveiled.
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A Way of Life
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation that explore the human condition — in a sale that uplifts it.
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In Essence
BASTIAAN WOUDT: ESSENCE — the Dutch artist’s first solo exhibition in New York — comprises 13 last-in-edition works.
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ULTIMATE STEVEN KLEIN: From A Master’s Archive
Unique Polaroids by Steven Klein offer a window into the intimate relationship between photographer and subject.
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Paris: Among the Greatest of Modern Muses
Our montage is a lively tribute to Parisian photographers throughout the 20th Century and others around the world who followed the siren call of the City of Light to find the greatest inspirations of their careers.
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Past Auctions
Photographs
5 April 2024 • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
4 April 2024 • New York
Impressions Parisiennes: Une Collection de Photographies
30 November 2023 • Paris
Photographs
21 November 2023 • London
Photographs
11 October 2023 • New York
Inside the Photograph: Further Selections from the Peter C. Bunnell Collection
10 October 2023 - 17 October 2023 • New York
Videos
News and Results
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2 May 2024
Phillips Announces HELMUT NEWTON: PROVOCATEUR Photographs from the Collection of Simon de Pury
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Directly from the Auctioneer’s Esteemed Personal Collection to be
Offered in the London Photographs Auction on 16 May
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8 April 2024
Phillips’ April Photographs Auctions Realize $5.2 Million
Read MorePhotographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Achieves $2.2 Million, with Proceeds Benefitting Charity
New Auction Records Set for Alec Soth and Vee Speers
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20 March 2024
Phillips’ New York Photographs Auction on 5 April Showcases Esteemed Works by Renowned Artists
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Photographs Department
Phillips' Photographs department leads the field by anticipating and engaging with ever-evolving collecting trends. Distinguished by our balanced presentation of classic and contemporary works, we achieve top results across all genres, from current stars to masters who have come to define the medium.
Our high standards for quality and long-standing relationships with collectors are the foundations of our success. These key characteristics enabled us to set more than 100 world auction records for renowned artists spanning the history of the medium from the 19th century to today, including the world auction record for Helmut Newton with Sie Kommen, Paris (Dressed and Naked), 1981, achieving $1,820,000 in April 2019, breaking our previous auction record for the artist.
The Photographs department realizes robust results for our single-owner sale consignors, champions new talent—setting incredible sale-price precedents when introducing Alex Prager, Ruud Van Empel and Awol Erizku to auction—and continually innovates our sales. ULTIMATE, our unique platform in London features exclusive auction highlights and showcases rare-to-market masterworks; past partners for ULTIMATE include Vogue and Calvin Klein.
Our tenured International Photographs department—headquartered in New York and London, with representatives strategically positioned across the globe—cultivates connections with key market figures, from curators and collectors to advisors and dealers. Our ability to produce consistent, substantial returns while setting world auction records reflects our profound commitment to our clients and our ability to bring premier examples of the medium to auction.
If you are interested in receiving a valuation, selling your photographs with Phillips, or would like advice on growing your collection, please contact us at photographs@phillips.com or +1 212 940 1252.
Click to view our successful single-owner collections and private sales:
- Passion & Humanity: The Susie Tompkins Buell Collection
- The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation
- A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw
- Important Photographs from the Collection of Dr. Anthony Terrana
- Photographs from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Selections from The Thomas Walther Collection
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