20 MARCH 2024: A NEW SALE FORMAT TO RECOVER THE PLEASURE OF "CHINERING" AT AUCTION The MILLON Photography department will inaugurate "Les Greniers de la Photographie" on 20 March 2024 to sell the last photographs from the Galerie Gérard Levy.
Innovative concept of the Greniers de la Photographie
Around a hundred lots, with only one or two images reproduced in each... an incentive to visit the Concept des Greniers de la Photographie: if the department is best known for its ability to successfully showcase prestigious international collections (Brassaï, Galerie Gerard Levy, François Lepage, Pierre Bonhomme, Nadar, etc.), the regular creation of successful formats has given rise to multi-annual events that are eagerly awaited by a wide range of collectors. - "Photographies Pour Tous" can be seen online or in theatres.
Discover photographic treasures in the Greniers de la Photographie
Sales of 400 lots between €40 and €400 to attract new international collectors to the market for original 19th and 20th century Photography. Since 2012, this format has inspired the majority of current photography sales. - in 2013, we launched the "Cinema Photography" auction twice a year, the first of its kind in France. The changing practices of collectors, who are in turn buyers or sellers, are highlighting new expectations and have justified the creation of a completely new format: "Collectors have evolved over the last ten years: it is no longer the medium or technique that is sought, but specific thematic focuses, which sometimes even take precedence over the desire to collect an artist. And more and more frequently, I'm asked for an iconic image to complete a collection, not a theme or a date" Christophe Goeury - Photography Expert For each lot: a title + a single image shown + a price that justifies taking a chance Here's what you'll find in the online catalogue for the sale on 20 March, which will exclusively feature original photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries: "40 photos of painters from 1860 to 1950 + one emblematic photo of the lot + estimate" Three days of exhibitions will precede the sale to allow the most curious to discover what lies behind these descriptions. The exhibition will feature the great signatures of the black box primitives and the first proofs of the landscapes that forged the universal imagination of the Voyage. "The aim is to make people want to come and look for bargains again, and to rediscover the atmosphere of the auction rooms before the sales. That's how the bidding process gets under way for the most discerning buyers Alexandre Millon The latest treasures from the Galerie Gérard Levy will inaugurate the "Greniers de la Photographie" From 18 to 20 March, lovers of 19th-century photography will be able to discover the very latest images from the Galerie Gérard Levy. What better way to inaugurate this concept than to rediscover the spirit of Gérard Levy, an avid bargain hunter in the Drouot district? Les Greniers de la Photographie will be sharing his visionary eye one last time.
