Navigating an Auction

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Contemporaries Patron Members

Please join us for a private reception of the next photography auction by Phillips de Pury & Co. Art advisor Lowell Pettit will walk us through the sale, and highlight the unique challenges and rewards of collecting photographs. Over his career, Pettit has worked for a number of photographers and photography galleries, and briefly served in the department of photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has also served on the faculty of the Sotheby’s Institute of Art over the last decade. In that time, the auctions have arguably been the most conspicuous sign of global expansion within the art market. While photography has been at the center of that expansion, much of the material remains accessible and affordable. The evening promises to be a fun introduction for those who are new to the history of photography, just as it will be a healthy overview of the medium today for those already involved in collecting photographs.

Open to Contemporaries Patron members. To upgrade for this event, please call (212) 570-7746.