![]() For those unfamiliar with Avedon's work, or for true completists, the classy package of tri-tone reproductions will prove enticing. It offers, in essence, a greatest hits collection of well-known faces-Andy Warhol, William Burroughs, and that pale, hairless beekeeper covered in bugs. Andy Warhol, artist, New York City, 8-20-69 Skip to main content Live Auction 2691 Photographs. ![]() ![]() This slipcased, accordion-fold collection of 50 black and white portraits from the past 50 years, produced for the exhibition and including an essay by curator Maria Morris Hambourg and Met research assistant Mia Fineman, as well as a brief word from the photographer himself, will do little to change Avedon's reputation. RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004) Andy Warhol, artist, New York City, 8-20-69 gelatin silver print signed, numbered 33/50,82 in ink, copyright credit reproduction limitation, title and date stamps (on the verso) image/sheet: 10 x 8in. His trademark images of people standing against white backdrops, at once unflinching and glamorous in their effect, have helped define our idea of celebrity itself (if Avedon shot them, they must be famous). ![]() The subject of an upcoming retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Avedon long ago entered the canon of fashion photography and modern portraiture. ![]()
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