"Eye Tools" - Photography Auction at Viscontea, Milan

Viscontea Casa d'Aste, Milan presents the "Eye Tools - Photography Auction (n° 88)" on February 8th.

The sale features a selection of photographs by internationally renowned artists such as Helmut Newton, Man Ray, Robert Doisneau, William Eggleston, Massimo Vitali, Vanessa Beecroft, Nan Goldin, Franco Fontana and more.

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SELECTED LOTS

Left: Philip-Lorca diCorcia © - "Tokyo, 1994"; Right: David Drebin © - "Movie Star, 2004"

Philip-Lorca diCorcia © (1951) - "Tokyo, 1994"
Chromogenic printing. Signature and number "PL 133" in pencil on the back. It is an edition in 15 copies. See Price Estimate...

David Drebin © (1970) - "Movie Star, 2004"
Digital color printing. Signature, title, date and copy number "5/7" on the label on the back. See Price Estimate...

Left: Sandy Skoglund © - "Accessories, 1979"; Right: Massimo Gatti - "Girl With Red Lamp"

Sandy Skoglund © (1946) - "Accessories, 1979"
C-print. Signature, title, date and copy number 12/20 in marker at the bottom right. See Price Estimate...

Massimo Gatti (1943 - 2015) - "Girl With Red Lamp"
Inkjet Print Baryta Canson Paper. Signature on the cartouche. Print run 5 copies + II p.d'a. Specimen 2/5 + II p.d'a. See Price Estimate...

Left: Massimo Vitali © - "Piombino Jump, 1999"; Right: Franco Fontana © - "Landscape"

Massimo Vitali © (1944) - "Piombino Jump, 1999"
Color coupler print, montana on Diasec. Signature, title, date and copy number 2/6 in pen on the artist's label on the back. See Price Estimate...

Franco Fontana © (1933) - "Landscape"
Photo transfer on ECRM paper. Specimen 10/100. Signature and pen date in the lower right. See Price Estimate...

Left: Robert Mapplethorpe - "Rose, 1986"; Right: Man Ray - "Christmas Tree, 50s"

Robert Mapplethorpe (1946 - 1989) - "Rose, 1986"
Silver salt gelatin print. On the reverse stamp of the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. 7/10 copy printed in 1990. See Price Estimate...

Man Ray (1890 - 1976) - "Christmas Tree, 50s"
Gelatin print with silver salts. Stamp of Photograph Man Ray and ADAGP, Paris on the back. See Price Estimate...

Left: Franco Fontana © - "Landscape"; Right: William Eggleston © - "Untitled, 1973"

Franco Fontana © (1933) - "Landscape"
Photo transfer on ECRM paper. Specimen 10/100. Signature and pen date in the lower right. See Price Estimate...

William Eggleston © (1939) - "Untitled, 1973"
Pigment print, printed in 2007. Pen signature on the margin; Stamped with dry signature and copy number "1/10" in pen on the back. See Price Estimate...

Left: Franco Fontana © - "Volkswagen, 1968"; Right: Franco Fontana © (1933) - "Piscina"

Franco Fontana © (1933) - "Volkswagen, 1968"
Cibachrome. Printed in 1988. Dry stamp in the lower left. Signature, title and date on the back. See Price Estimate...

Franco Fontana © (1933) - "Piscina"
Photo transfer on ECRM paper. Signature and pen date in the lower right. See Price Estimate...

Left: Florence Henri - "Composition, 1930/35"; Right: Hideki Fujii - "Body Painting"

Florence Henri (1893 - 1982) - "Composition, 1930/35"
Silver salt gelatin print. Copy e.a. on print run of 9 copies printed in 1977. Pen initials at the bottom left of the photo. Stamp on the back. See Price Estimate...

Hideki Fujii (1934 - 2010) - "Body Painting"
Digital printing. The 70s. Signature in marker at the bottom right. See Price Estimate...

Left: Robert Doisneau - "La Derniere Valse Du 14 Juillet 1949"; Right: Vanessa Beecroft © - "VB62.042, Santa Maria Dello Spasimo, Palermo, 2008"

Robert Doisneau (1912 - 1994) - "La Derniere Valse Du 14 Juillet 1949"
Silver salt gelatin print. Printed in 1990. Signature in pen at the bottom right. Title and date on the back. See Price Estimate...

Vanessa Beecroft © (1969) - "VB62.042, Santa Maria Dello Spasimo, Palermo, 2008"
C-print. It is part of an edition of six pieces. Certificate of authenticity of the artist. See Price Estimate...


Left: Franco Fontana © - "Marrakech"; Right: Franco Fontana © - "Prague"

Franco Fontana © (1933) - "Marrakech"
Photo transfer on ECRM paper. Specimen 10/100. Signature and pen date in the lower right. See Price Estimate...

Franco Fontana © (1933) - "Prague"
Photo transfer on ECRM paper. Specimen 10/100. Signature and pen date in the lower right. See Price Estimate...

Left: Franco Grignani - "Volto, 1955"; Right: Bert Stern (1929 - 2013) - "Allegra Kent, Gluttony, 1960"

Franco Grignani (1908 - 1999) - "Volto, 1955"
Silver salt gelatin print. Signed and dated in pencil on the back. See Price Estimate...

Bert Stern (1929 - 2013) - "Allegra Kent, Gluttony, 1960"
Silver salt jelly print. Title, signature, date, copy number 6/50 in pen and stamp of the artist on the back. See Price Estimate...


Left: Helmut Newton - "Patti Hansen over Manhattan, 1977"; Right: Gabriele Basilico - "Milano, 1996 (96B1-27-13)"

Helmut Newton (1920 - 2004) - "Patti Hansen over Manhattan, 1977"
Silver salt gelatin print. Signature, title and date in pencil on the back. See Price Estimate...

Gabriele Basilico (1944 - 2013) - "Milano, 1996 (96B1-27-13)"
Silver salt gelatin print. Signature, title, date and copy number 6/15 on the label on the back. See Price Estimate...

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