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$ 30,000 inc. premium
Peter Beard (American, born 1938); I'll Write Whenever I can;
Sold for US$ 31,250 inc. premium
Ansel Adams (1902-1984); Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico;
Sold for £16,250 inc. premium
Albert Watson (Scottish, born 1942) Kate Moss, Marrakech, Morocco, 1993 Paper sight area 145 x 115cm (57 1/16 x ...
Sold for £25,000 inc. premium
Peter Beard (American, born 1938) Giraffes in Mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, c. 1960