Explore icons of 20th century fashion photography through the decades, from Horst P. Horst’s elegant black-and-white fashion shots of the 1930s and 1940s, all the way to Irving Penn’s 1990s ‘Bee (A), New York’ shot for Vogue, via Gilles Bensimon’s quintessentially 80s bathing suit advertisement.

Vintage Fashion Photography

Specialist Picks

These photographers combine architectural structures with genius composition to create striking and intriguing images.

Architectural Explorations

Wildlife Photography

This spring, Sotheby’s Photographs is honoured to present five impressive mural-sized photographs by Mario Testino.

Spotlight: Mario Testino

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Deputy Director | International Specialist, Modern &amp; Contemporary Photographs

Hermione Sharp

Specialist | Photographs 

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Juliet McLoughlin

SVP, Global Head of Department, Photographs

Emily Bierman

Vice President | Senior Specialist

Aimee Pflieger

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Exhibition Dates: 30 May– 13 June 2023 • London | Online: 30 May–30 November

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Sotheby’s is delighted to present our June Photographs auction. The sale features a range of material from the 20th and 21st centuries and illustrates the expressive breadth of the medium. Icons of fashion photography include classic images by Irving Penn, Mario Testino, Helmut Newton, and Guy Bourdin.&nbsp; A beautifully illustrated unique work by Peter Beard leads a strong contemporary section and is complemented by photographs by Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff, and Walead Beshty, among others. &nbsp; A selection of the photographs will be on view from 30 May–13 June at Sotheby’s London. Please contact us if there are specific lots you would like to see as not all works will be on view.