
'Pentax Calendar', July 1980
A vibrant calendar photograph for Pentax from July 1980 by renowned color photographer Guy Bourdin. The work exemplifies Bourdin's signature style of bold color composition and geometric abstraction.
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
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Photographs
May 13, 2021
Estimate: $15,000 to $20,000
Lot 44
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Helmut Newton
German-Australian · b. 1920

Newton shared Bourdin's mastery of bold commercial color photography with strong graphic compositions, creating fashion and advertising imagery with the same striking visual intensity and geometric sensibility seen in this Pentax calendar work.

Irving Penn
American · b. 1917

Penn's commercial and still life photography demonstrates a similarly precise use of vivid color, clean geometric arrangements, and a highly controlled compositional aesthetic that aligns closely with Bourdin's approach in this calendar image.

Sarah Moon
French · b. 1941

Moon worked extensively in commercial and fashion photography during the same era as Bourdin, producing color saturated images with strong compositional structure and an artistic sensibility that bridges fine art and commercial photography just as this Pentax calendar piece does.
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