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Lot 274 THE ESTATE OF HARRY LUNN
Harry Lunn was born in Detroit in 1933. After working for a time for the C.I.A., he opened a fine art gallery in Washington D.C. in 1968. An encounter with the work of Ansel Adams two years later prompted him to switch his collecting focus to photographs and the Lunn Gallery became only the second establishment in the United States - after the Witkin Gallery in Manhattan - to be entirely devoted to the medium. He created markets for a formidable list of artists, including Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Walker Evans and Robert Frank, as well as promoting the work of more controversial contemporary photographers, such as William Eggleston, Robert Mapplethorpe, Andres Serrano and Joel-Peter Witkin. A respected elder statesman of the trade and a distinct character, Harry Lunn was a welcome and frequent visitor to Christie's salerooms through the years. We are, therefore, delighted to have an opportunity of presenting a selection of photographs from his Estate.
Harry Lunn was born in Detroit in 1933. After working for a time for the C.I.A., he opened a fine art gallery in Washington D.C. in 1968. An encounter with the work of Ansel Adams two years later prompted him to switch his collecting focus to photographs and the Lunn Gallery became only the second establishment in the United States - after the Witkin Gallery in Manhattan - to be entirely devoted to the medium. He created markets for a formidable list of artists, including Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Walker Evans and Robert Frank, as well as promoting the work of more controversial contemporary photographers, such as William Eggleston, Robert Mapplethorpe, Andres Serrano and Joel-Peter Witkin. A respected elder statesman of the trade and a distinct character, Harry Lunn was a welcome and frequent visitor to Christie's salerooms through the years. We are, therefore, delighted to have an opportunity of presenting a selection of photographs from his Estate.
WILLIAM EGGLESTON (B. 1939)
En route to New Orleans, c. 1971-1974
Closed7 October 2010
Price Realised
USD 50,000