New York, 8th October 2013 Auction | Fine Art Music Photography.

LOT 261

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

KEITH RICHARDS, PATIENCE PLEASE, 1972 "One of the great rock photos of all time." - San Francisco Chronicle. LINER NOTES I was traveling with the Rolling Stones, watching from the sidelines, when I noticed the sign. I called Keith over and took two quick snaps. The Customs officer threatened to confiscate the film, so I retired quickly. I knew what I had.- Ethan Russell SIZE 30" x 40" MEDIUM Platinum print. VALUE $8,400 - $11,000 STARTING BID $6,500

USD 8,400 - 11,000

LOT 262

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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JIM MORRISON, ROUNDHOUSE, LONDON, 1968 LINER NOTES As the show began, Morrison came out dressed in his normal costume (WARDROBE) of black leather trousers and jacket and white shirt. He seemed to me somewhat puffy- faced. It was as if he was pouting. Combined with his high cheekbones and long hair, it was the high-fashion look of a photographer's model. He walked slowly (a very studied slowly it seemed to me), to the microphone. He grasped it in both hands and leaned his weight upon it, looking down. When he sang, he put his lips directly to the mike and mouthed the lyric in such a way that it seemed that if he wasn't careful he might inadvertently swallow it. He hardly moved. When he was not singing, he hung his head down, drooping. He seemed to be trying to manifest an incredible tension that to me simply wasn't there. When in the middle of "When the Music's Over" and the song reaches a crescendo, Morrison throws his head back and yells, "WE WANT THE WORLD AND WE WANT IT [pause] NOW!" It is the clear, intended rallying point of the set, the moment audiences cheer wildly But London was not New York or anywhere in America, and here the audience reacted mildly. Who knows how that felt. "It's too bright in here," Morrison said, squinting into the lights. "I want those lights off," and he pointed out at the lights, which were, of course, necessary for the filming. The lights stayed on. The music stopped.- Ethan Russell SIZE 20" x 24" MEDIUM Platinum print. VALUE $3,500 - $4,500 STARTING BID $2,750

USD 3,500 - 4,500

LOT 263

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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JOHN MONTELEONE, "FOUR SEASONS" GUITARS SERIES LINER NOTES Four guitars created by master luthier John Monteleone, each representing one of the four seasons and photographed by Jonathan Singer. The idea to construct an inseparable quartet of guitars, each one thematically representing one of the four seasons, slowly materialized after years of amassing a collection of tone woods that began to speak to my visualization of the seasons as a complete set of guitars. The building process took over six years to complete. The designs grew largely as improvisations along the way and included inlay designs of semi-precious stones with precious metals and jewels in the ornamentation. The bodies, necks and sound boards are all carved from a variety of figured maples and spruces from the American and European continents. An assortment of natural and dyed woods were used around the edges of the guitars to ornamentally frame their borders. - John Monteleone WINTER Alpine spruce, curly red maple, macassar ebony, Honduras mahogany, African paduak, sterling silver, mother-of-pearl, diamonds; natural finish. SPRING Italian spruce, tiger maple, ebony, curly sugar maple, Honduras mahogany, African paduak, mother-of-pearl abalone, paua shell, turquoise, diamonds; sunburst finish (white to blue), cutaway. SUMMER German alpine spruce, Oregon big leaf maple, macassar ebony, Honduras mahogany, African paduak, red coral reconstituted stone, mother-of-pearl, diamonds, rubies; scroll body, sunburst finish (yellow to red), scroll body with cutaway; AUTUMN Alpine spruce, Oregon big-leaf maple, ebony, koa, Honduras mahogany, African paduak, spiney oyster reconstituted stone, mother-of-pearl; sunburst finish (yellow to orange), cutaway. SPECIFICS Photographed with a H2D-39 Hasselblad digital camera. SIZE 24" x 36" MEDIUM Four archival digital prints on rag paper in clam-shell box. VALUE $5,400 - $6,000 STARTING BID $4,200

USD 5,400 - 6,000

LOT 264

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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HERMAN LEONARD, 21ST EDITION PLATINUM, 1940S LINER NOTES In the late 1940's, Herman Leonard's passion for Jazz brought him to the swinging clubs of Broadway, 52nd Street and Harlem. With the camera as his free ticket, he photographed and developed friendships with some of the greats of Jazz history including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and many more. A year's apprenticeship with Yousuf Karsh provided invaluable experience photographing the likes of Albert Einstein, Harry S. Truman and Clark Gable. In 1956 Leonard was chosen to be Marlon Brando's personal photographer for an extensive research trip to the Far East. In the late 1950's Leonard headed for Paris where he worked in fashion and advertising and served as the European photographer for Playboy Magazine. The Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC has honored him by housing an entire collection of his personal archives of musical history. President Clinton presented a portfolio of Leonard's prints as an official gift from the United States government to a fellow musician, The King of Thailand. The Jazz photographs of Herman Leonard appear as a companion to the great musicians who created the unique sounds of America's original art form. ACCOLADES The book won a Lucie Award in 2010. BOOK DETAILS Bound in Japanese marbled silk and goatskin leather, is signed by Herman Leonard, Quincy Jones (Introduction), and Steven Albahari (Afterword), and includes more than 60 iconic photographs of Jazz greats such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, and many others. EDITION of 40 numbered and 10 lettered copies. BOOK INCLUDES 12 platinum prints (each signed on the mount), three of which are loose for framing: Dexter Gordon, Duke Ellington, and Lester Young's Hat. INCLUDES 12 Platinum 11" x 14" prints. HANDCRAFTED in the United States. MEDIUM Book & platinum prints. VALUE $10,400 - $11,000 STARTING BID $8,000

USD 10,400 - 11,000

LOT 265

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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ROBERT PLANT, KEZAR STADIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, 1973 LINER NOTES I was on stage at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, '73. It was an outdoor gig during daylight. At the back of Bonzo's set up, there was this big cage with I guess a dozen white doves that were to be released at the end of "Stairway to Heaven." They let them go and one dove flew off and came right back and landed right in Robert's hand as he was standing there. It's fortunate that I happened to be standing in a position where he was facing me and I happened to have the right lens on the camera, and bingo. - Neal Preston SPECIFICS This special print is the first in an edition of 20. (1/20) SIZE 16" x 20" MEDIUM Platinum print 1/20. VALUE $4,500 - $6,000 STARTING BID $3,500

USD 4,500 - 6,000

LOT 266

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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JIMMY PAGE, INDIANAPOLIS, 1975 LINER NOTES I had a Nikon with a 24mm lens on my lap, and I was going to say something to Jimmy and I saw the bottle move toward his mouth and I picked up the camera, shot one frame, and I didn't know if he even realized I was there shooting it. - Neal Preston SPECIFICS This special print is the first in an edition of 20. (1/20) SIZE 16" x 20" MEDIUM Platinum print 1/20. VALUE $4,500 - $6,000 STARTING BID $3,500

USD 4,500 - 6,000

LOT 267

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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LED ZEPPELIN, PROOF SHEET, 1970s This proof sheet is made up of various frames from different rolls. There are seven strips of film in chronological order from 1970 to 1977. SIZE 36" x 48" MEDIUM Archival digital print. VALUE $4,000- $5,500 STARTING BID $3,150

USD 4,000 - 5,500

LOT 268

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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LED ZEPPELIN, NASSAU COLISEUM, NEW YORK, 1975 LINER NOTES Previously unreleased live shot of Led Zeppelin in concert. SIZE 30" x 40" MEDIUM Archival digital print. VALUE $4,500 - $6,000 STARTING BID $3,500

USD 4,500 - 6,000

LOT 269

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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BOB MARLEY, SANTA MONICA, CA, 1979 SIZE 30" x 40" MEDIUM Archival digital print. VALUE $9,000 - $12,000 STARTING BID $7,000

USD 9,000 - 12,000

LOT 270

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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MICHAEL JACKSON, ENCINO, CA, EARLY 1970S LINER NOTES These images were from a session in the early 70s at the Jackson home in Encino, California. Preston periodically shot Jackson and his brothers at their home for fan magazines. At the time, the Jackson 5 already had recorded four #1 hits. SPECIFICS Box Set MEDIUM Includes three previously unreleased archival digital prints. SIZE 16" x 20" VALUE $4,500 - $6,000 STARTING BID $3,500

USD 4,500 - 6,000

LOT 271

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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EVERYTHING CHANGES BOX SET LINER NOTES Trying to capture a visual sense of Music, or the story of a song we can all relate to... - Julian Lennon SPECIFICS Contains 16 archival digital prints. SIZE 20" x 20" each VALUE $6,800 - $9,000 STARTING BID : $5,250

USD 6,800 - 9,000

LOT 272

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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JIM MORRISON OF THE DOORS, NEW YORK CITY, 1967 LINER NOTES In 1967, photographer Joel Brodsky took a series of black and white portraits of The Doors and Jim Morrison, known as "The Young Lion" photo session. This photograph is considered to be the most iconic image of Morrison. The shot on the inner sleeve of the Greatest Hits album was pretty near the end, I think. By that time, he was so drunk he was stumbling into the lights and we had to stop the session. He wasn't a wild drunk - actually he was kind of quiet - but his equilibrium wasn't too terrific. Still, he was great to photograph because he had a very interesting look. It seemed like a good session to me?Morrison never really looked that way again, and those pictures have become a big part of The Doors' legend. I think I got him at his peak - Joel Brodsky SIZE 16" x 20" MEDIUM Platinum print. VALUE $3,000 - $3,750 STARTING BID $2,400

USD 3,000 - 3,750

LOT 273

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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DEBBIE HARRY AND ANDY WARHOL, NEW YORK CITY, 1980 Shot at the Second Factory on Union Square, Debbie sitting for her portrait SPECIFICS Shot on film with a 35mm Nikon FM or Nikon F. SIZE 20" x 24" MEDIUM Archival digital print. VALUE $1,400 - $1,800 STARTING BID $1,100

USD 1,400 - 1,800

LOT 274

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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DEBBIE HARRY AND IGGY POP, 1977 Debbie and Iggy, shot backstage during the Idiot Tour, 1977 SPECIFICS All these are shot on film with a 35mm Nikon FM or Nikon F. SIZE 16" x 20" MEDIUM Archival digital print. VALUE $900 - $1,200 STARTING BID $700

USD 900 - 1,200

LOT 275

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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DEBBIE HARRY, NEW YORK CITY, 1976 Debbie vulture shirt, shot at the Bowery loft. SPECIFICS Shot on film with a 35mm Nikon FM or Nikon F. SIZE 16" x 20" MEDIUM Archival digital print. VALUE $900 - $1,200 STARTING BID $700

USD 900 - 1,200

LOT 276

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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DEBBIE HARRY, NEW YORK CITY, 1979 Debbie pink dress, shot at the Gramercy Park Hotel. SPECIFICS Shot on film with a 35mm Nikon FM or Nikon F. SIZE 16" x 20" MEDIUM Archival digital print. VALUE $900 - $1,200 STARTING BID $700

USD 900 - 1,200

LOT 277

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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DEBBIE HARRY, NEW YORK CITY, 1976 Debbie zebra, shot at Bowery loft. SPECIFICS Shot on film with a 35mm Nikon FM or Nikon F. SIZE 16" x 20" MEDIUM Archival digital print. VALUE $900 - $1,200 STARTING BID $700

USD 900 - 1,200

LOT 278

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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DEBBIE HARRY, 1980 Debbie shades, all I know is not New York; on tour somewhere U.S. - Chris Stein SPECIFICS Shot on film with a 35mm Nikon FM or Nikon F. SIZE 16" x 20" MEDIUM Archival digital print. VALUE $900 - $1,200 STARTING BID $700

USD 900 - 1,200

LOT 279

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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JOAN JETT, HOLLYWOOD, 1977 Joan at home in her apartment. SPECIFICS Shot on film with a 35mm Nikon FM or Nikon F. SIZE 16" x 20" MEDIUM Archival digital print. VALUE $900 - $1,200 STARTING BID $700

USD 900 - 1,200

LOT 280

Fine Art Music Photography. New York, Oct 08, 2013

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BJÖRK, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, DATE UNKNOWN Björk in Spaces, Dave Stewart's apartment in Seven Dials. LINER NOTES I made one of the bedrooms in my apartment covered in silver foil and Björk would spin around in different angles and twist about. I shot her from on top of a ladder. Every shot seemed to work so I decided to make the contact sheet a 5x5ft print. I was shooting Björk for the cover of a magazine. We did lots of different set-ups.- Dave Stewart SPECIFICS Rolleiflex large format; negatives are 6x6, Fuji Film SIZE 20" x 24" MEDIUM Archival digital print. VALUE $1,300 - $1,800 STARTING BID $1,050

USD 1,300 - 1,800

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