Steven Klein - Editions, Photographs and Design Hong Kong Friday, June 14, 2024 | Phillips
  • “This is a cover I was asked to shoot for a W issue where multiple photographers and artists were commissioned to create images of Kate Moss. Rather than several of the same subject, I planned just one.”
    —Steven Klein

    For ‘Superstar’, W, September 2003

     

     

    ULTIMATE STEVEN KLEIN presents an exclusive curation of 18 unique Polaroid works from the celebrated photographer’s archive. Showcasing Klein’s distinctive approach to photography as a means of storytelling, this exceptional grouping offers a window into the intimate relationship between photographer and subject. Taken between 1999 and 2015, the Polaroids feature striking portraits of icons in fashion, music and film, including Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Madonna, Prince, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, and Brad Pitt, among others.

     

    A visionary and creator, Steven Klein has made unique contributions to the arts throughout his nearly four-decade career and consistently pushes the boundaries of visual expression through his image-making. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to photography, Klein received the prestigious Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography (ICP) in 2014. His work has been exhibited globally, gracing prominent venues such as Deitch Projects, Gagosian and the Guggenheim in New York. Furthermore, his work is featured in several public collections, including those of the National Portrait Gallery and the V&A in London and the ICP in New York. The artist’s body of work has also been celebrated through his first monograph Steven Klein, published by Phaidon in 2022.

     

    ‘Superstar’, W, September 2003.

     

    • Literature

      'Superstar', W, September 2003, cover (variant)
      Kate Moss, New York: Rizzoli, 2012, p. 28 (variant)

ULTIMATE STEVEN KLEIN

10

Kate Moss, New York City

8 May 2003
Unique colour Polaroid 8x10 print.
27.5 x 21.5 cm (10 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
Signed in ink on the verso; printed title and date on an artist label affixed to the reverse of the frame.

This work is unique.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$50,000 - 70,000 
€5,900-8,200
$6,400-9,000

Sold for HK$76,200

Contact Specialist

Nick Wilson
Senior Director, Head of Editions, Photographs and Design, Asia
nickwilson@phillips.com
+852 2318 2022
 

Robert Kennan
Head of Editions, Europe
rkennan@phillips.com
 

Editions, Photographs and Design

Hong Kong Auction 14 June 2024