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Lot 216: CHRIS VON WANGENHEIM (1942-1981)

Est: $2,500 USD - $3,500 USDSold:
Christie'sNew York, NY, USDecember 16, 2008

Item Overview

Description

CHRIS VON WANGENHEIM (1942-1981)
Woman in Fur Coat by Burning Car, for Christian Dior, 1970s
gelatin silver print
10 x 10in. (25.4 x 25.4cm.)

Artist or Maker

Literature

De Grappa (editor), Fashion: Theory, Lustrum Press, 1980, p. 164.

Provenance

Christie's, New York, Photographs from the Estate of Thomas T. Solley, February 14, 2007, from lot 67.

Notes

'The GIRL IN FRONT OF THE BURNING CAR was shot in Brooklyn. Long before the song "Accidents Never Happen in Real Life", I felt they did and should be incorporated in photographs.' -- Chris von Wangenheim

Auction Details

Icons of Glamour and Style: The Constantiner Collection

by
Christie's
December 16, 2008, 05:00 PM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US