Photographs

The Bonhams Photography department holds four global sales a year of fine photographs. Spanning the history of photography, from the 19th century to the present day, these auctions include work by the well-established names in American and European photography as well as up-and-coming, contemporary practitioners. Bonhams offers collectors the opportunity to own images at the heart of our visual culture. Names highly sought after in the field include Ansel Adams, William Henry Fox Talbot, Julia Margaret Cameron, Gustave Le Gray, Diane Arbus, Sugimoto, Walker Evens, André Kertész, Bill Brandt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Irving Penn, Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton, Peter Beard, Edward Weston, Salgado Weegee, Andreas Gursky and many more.

Auctions

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Highlights from past auctions

Sold for US$ 31,250 inc. premium
Ansel Adams (1902-1984); Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico;
Sold for US$ 31,250 inc. premium
Garry Winogrand (1928-1984); Park Avenue;
Sold for £57,650 inc. premium
Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) Julia Jackson, 1867 26.4 x 20.7cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/8in).
Sold for £39,650 inc. premium
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989) Calla Lily, 1986 Paper 60.4 x 50.2cm (23 3/4 x 19 3/4in ...