Peter Lindbergh, born Peter Brodbeck, was a German photographer and director, born in 1944 in Leszno, Poland (the city was German between 1939 and 1945 and was called Reichsgau Wartheland) and died in 2019. Peter Lindbergh spent his childhood in Duisburg. After a basic school education he worked as a window dresser for the Karstadt and Horten department stores in Duisburg. At 18 he moved to Switzerland. Eight months later, he went from Lucerne to Berlin and attended evening classes at the Academy of Arts. He hitchhiked to Arles in the footsteps of his idol, Vincent van Gogh. After several months in Arles, he continued on through Spain and Morocco, a journey that took him two years. Back in Germany, he studied free painting at the College of Art in Krefeld (North Rhine-Westphalia). In 1969, while still a student, he exhibited his works for the first time at the Galerie Denise René – Hans Meyer. Concept Art marked his last period of interest in art. In 1971 his interest shifted towards photography and for two years he worked as an assistant to the Düsseldorf photographer, Hans Lux.
Peter Lindbergh moved to Paris in 1978 and began working internationally for Vogue, first Italian, then English, French, German and American, then for The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Allure and Rolling Stone. His mostly black and white photographs implement a pictorial language that takes its cue from early German cinema and the Berlin art scene of the 20s. In 1988, Anna Wintour just arrived at American Vogue and signed him to an exclusive contract for the magazine. He shot the first, then groundbreaking, American Vogue cover of Miss Wintour from November 1988. Lindbergh photographed the "iconic" cover of Vogue from January 1990 with Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Tatjana Patitz, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington. He has done portraits of Catherine Deneuve, Mick Jagger, Charlotte Rampling, Nastassja Kinski, Tina Turner, John Travolta, Madonna, Sharon Stone, John Malkovich and countless other celebrities.
When Lindbergh was signed to American Harpers Bazaar by Liz Tilberis in 1992, he had his publisher write a seven-figure check. His first book, Peter Lindbergh's 10 Women, a black-and-white portfolio of ten contemporary supermodels, was published in 1996 and by 2008 had sold more than 100.000 copies. Twice he shot the Pirelli calendar, in 1996 and 2002. The latter, which starred actresses rather than models for the first time, was shot in the back room of Universal Studios and was described by Germaine Greer as “the calendar more demanding than Pirelli”.
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How much is his work worth?
It is an icon in the world of photography, appreciated by international collectors and enthusiasts of "fashion" photography. His works are often found in collections alongside important works of contemporary art.
It should be noted that one of his works will be auctioned on 11 November 2020: “Nadja Auermann, Paramount Studios, HHollywood 1966”. Gelatin silver print. Ed. 1 / 7 (56 x 44 cm) Estimate: €8.000 – €12.000 Christie's Paris. Signed dated, provenance: A Galerie, Paris. Acquis directement auprès de cells-ci par le propriétaire actuel.
Gelatin silver print
Ed. 2 / 25
50,3x33 inch
Clearing price: €24.037 (£22.000) Price including charges: €30.046 (£27.500) Estimate: €21.851 – €32.777 (£20.000 – £30.000) Phillips 25/09/2020London, UK
Signed dated Copyright Provenance : Gagosian Gallery, Paris.
Gelatin silver print
Edition 25
55,8x45,1 inch
Clearing price: €26.222 (£24.000) Price including charges: €32.777 (£30.000) Estimate: €21.851 – €32.777 (£20.000 – £30.000) Phillips 25/09/2020London, UK. Signed dated. Provenance: Stockholms Auktionsverk, Modern Art & Works of Art, 29 April 2009, lot 01069.
Gelatin silver print
Ed. 3 / 18 –
30x20 inch
Hammer price: €5.000 Price including charges: €6.250 Starting price: €3.200 Estimate: €4.000 – €6.000 Sotheby's 14/11/2019. Hand signed Dated Inscribed Title / verso. Provenance: Private Collection, Europe.
Gelatin silver/aluminum print
Ed. 1 / 3
120 cm x 180 cm.
Clearing price: €65.000 Price including expenses: €81.250 Estimate: €65.000 – €80.000 Sotheby's 08/11/2019Paris, France. Origin: Private collection, Switzerland.
Gelatin silver print
Ed. 7 / 7
32,2x25,3 inch
Clearing price: €18.000 Price including expenses: €22.500 Estimate: €8.000 – €10.000 Christie's 05/11/2019 Paris. FSigned Dedication 'For Karen – Brooklyn 1991 – US Vogue – Peter' / verso? Provenance: Christie's, Paris, Photographies, 16 November 2012, Lot 93. Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel.
Clearing price: €22.818 ($25.000) Price including charges: €28.590 ($31.325) Estimate: €22.818 – €31.945. Bonhams 02/10/2019New York, United States. FHand Signed Dated Title / Verso.
Gelatin silver print
Ed. 13 / 25
52,5x35 inch
Clearing price: €15.000 Price including expenses: €18.750 Estimate: €12.000 – €18.000 Christie's 08/11/2018Paris, France. Signed dated Title / verso. Provenance: Collection privée, Pologne.
