Richard Avedon (American, 1923 - 2004)

Richard Avedon

American | 1923 - 2004

Richard Avedon was an American photographer who was born in 1923. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Gagosian, Paris (rue de Ponthieu) have featured Richard Avedon's work in the past.Richard Avedon's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 37 USD to 1,815,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,815,000 USD for Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, sold at Christie's New York in 2020. Richard Avedon has been featured in articles for Daily Art Magazine, ArtDaily and Barron's. The most recent article is Welcoming Underexposed Black Photographers into the Canon written for The New York Times in April 2024. The artist died in 2004.

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Past Exhibitions

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Portland Museum of Art, Maine
Portland | Maine | USA
Feb 02,2024 - Apr 28,2024

Place

Berggruen Gallery
San Francisco | California | USA
Mar 07,2024 - Apr 25,2024

Articles

Welcoming Underexposed Black Photographers into the Canon
Best 15 Fashion Photographers of All Time
'Twin Photographers in the Golden Age of Magazines' by Carol Kino to Launch March 5th

Coverage

..For his signature portraiture style, Avedon placed his subject in front of a spare white background, drawing a viewer’s attention to the posture, expression, and gestures of the people he photographed...

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Phoenix Art Museum

..Although Avedon first earned his reputation as a fashion photographer, perhaps his greatest achievement was his reinvention of the genre of photographic portraiture...

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Pace New York (508 West 25th Street)

.."Alexander Calder is today best known for his powerful, monumental sculptures...

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San Diego Museum of Art

.. Avedon continued to dominate the photography world until his death in 2004...

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The Detroit Institute of Arts

..Avedon began his professional career in 1942 as a photographer with the U.S...

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Gagosian Gallery, Geneva

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