M. F. AGHA Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1896 - d. 1978

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    • M.F. AGHA (1896–1978) Untitled (Pig's head), 1930s credited and numbered '5
      Oct. 10, 2017

      M.F. AGHA (1896–1978) Untitled (Pig's head), 1930s credited and numbered '5

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      M.F. AGHA (1896–1978) Untitled (Pig's head), 1930s credited and numbered '50' in pencil (verso) image/sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)

      Christie's
    • M. F. AGHA (1896-1978) with Leica, 1950
      May. 23, 2014

      M. F. AGHA (1896-1978) with Leica, 1950

      Est: €3,000 - €4,000

      Vintage silver print 18,7 x 22,6 cm (7.4 x 8.9 in) Photographer's "Photograph by Dr. M.F. Agha" stamp on the reverse, annotated in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse Mehmed Fehmy Agha was born to Turkish parents in the Ukraine. After graduating from the Kiev Art Academy, he studied economics in St. Petersburg. His extraordinary feeling for art and design manifested itself in Paris and Berlin during the 1920s. He caused a major stir as art director of the short-lived German edition of Vogue when he adapted the design principles of the Bauhaus for this publication. In 1929, Agha was invited to New York by Condé Nast to join the American Vogue as creative director. Once arrived, he ensured a ground-breaking redesign of the fashion magazine. Agha discontinued many time-honoured standards in magazine design, eschewing decorative elements, replacing illustrations with photographs and favouring sans-serif fonts. As an art director, however, he changed not only the graphic appearance and layout of the magazine; instead, he also influenced its photographic language by offering a platform to rising talents like Horst P. Horst, Cecil Beaton and Edward Steichen. The present portrait depicts Agha with sunglasses and a Leica IIIf with Elmar 3.5/5 cm lens and an SBOOI5 cm viewfinder. Agha's wristwatch also stands out. The reflection of the negative offers the viewer the possibility to determine the exact time of day this photograph was taken.

      WestLicht
    • M.F. AGHA
      Apr. 22, 2003

      M.F. AGHA

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      Untitled (Two busts) Gelatin silver print. 1930s. Credit in an unknown hand in pencil on the verso. 9 5/8 x 73/4in. (24.4 x 19.7cm.) Framed. NOTES See lot 155 for further information about M.F. Agha.

      Christie's
    • M.F. AGHA (1896-1978)
      Apr. 22, 2003

      M.F. AGHA (1896-1978)

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      Untitled (Pig's head) Gelatin silver print. 1930s. Credit in an unknown hand in pencil on the verso. 93/4 x 7 5/8in. (24.8 x 19.4cm.) NOTES Educated in Kiev and Paris, M.F. (Mehemed Fehmy) Agha came to the United States in 1929 after working for Vogue in Berlin. At Cond‚ Nast in New York, he was quickly recognized for his work as art director for American Vogue and was soon also appointed art director for Vanity Fair and House and Garden. He remained at Cond‚ Nast until 1943 and from 1953-1955 served as President of the AIGA. In 1957 he was awarded the AIGA gold medal. Dr. Agha was celebrated for his pioneering vision in magazine design, which stressed the use of photography on a larger scale, placing its importance ahead of traditional illustration. He promoted the use of photography by many of the day's leading practitioners including Edward Steichen, Cecil Beaton, Edward Weston and Paul Outerbridge, Jr. Like his counterpart Alexy Brodovitch at Harper's Bazaar, Agha expanded the boundaries of conventional magazine design, illustrating photographs as full-bleeds and using sans serif typefaces. In the early 1930s Agha was also a contributing editor to the newly created U.S. Camera Annual. See lot 170 for another work by M.F. Agha.

      Christie's
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