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Subject: [Leica] Sothebys photo auction
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 01:52:19 +0100
References: <27e032f0-6b4f-7e77-e185-b883dfb7bbd2@iol.ie> <87BF6516-CF6A-4D73-AB76-FEF6A278DCD9@gmail.com> <CAH1UNJ1ip06PX_pe6fVArF==8ua_XpyUQ=Mon+cjq=Xu9ZHA1A@mail.gmail.com> <CABmfTOV6OXoyjuo3nZUBsJGetH_T4dmae500P9RGmkXKFbj23g@mail.gmail.com> <CAF8hL-HAzhR4j_hFnPT1e7bmUKqKG6x3ippfdH2jaNVfVJg2AA@mail.gmail.com>

Which one? There are about 7 or 8 of his photos.

On 09/07/2021 01:48, Richard Man wrote:
> I have a damaged version that?s stupidly expensive for the condition but
> one of the cheapest originals. The facsimile from stedli is quite good but
> definitely not as good as the original.
>
> As for the auction stuff I would love to have that Paolo print
>
> On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 16:56 Marty Deveney via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I have an original (bought in the 1990s when it had an expensive but not
>> stratospheric price) and the reprint, and the reprint is definitely better
>> for actually looking at.
>>
>> The original is so fragile I feel like opening and leafing through it is
>> damaging it, which it probably is.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 8 Jul 2021 at 7:13 pm, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a copy of the reissued version of the HCB book, purchased directly
>>> from Steidl, which, very strangely, as I found out after I received it,
>> is
>>> a state of the art photocopy of the original. Very weird, never seen
>>> anything like that being pulled off before.
>>>
>>> The prints are nice, but the prices being bid are a bit too rich for my
>>> blood. With the fine art market where it is today, it is better to stay
>>> away, or pick up prints that we personally like by relative unknowns.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 2:49 PM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks Douglas.
>>>>
>>>> If I were to pick something, I think I?d go for the original historic
>>>> print in French of HCB?s The decisive moment, i.e. Images ? la
>> Sauvette.
>>>> Just its cover is and invitation and worth having on a wall ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Amities
>>>>
>>>> Philippe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Le 8 juil. 2021 ? 01:41, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a ?crit :
>>>>>
>>>>> Somebody on this list might have their interest piqued by a couple of
>>>> items in this auction. The stuff comes from a good home.
>>>>> Personally, I rather like the Staten Island Ferry shot by Garry
>>>> Winogrand, but others might like a Leica M6 or one of the other cameras
>>> on
>>>> the list.
>>>>>
>> https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/in-the-studio-of-paolo-roversi?locale=en
>>>>> Douglas
>>>>>
>>>>>
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