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Alex Prager

American • b. 1979

Biography

Influenced by pulp fiction and cinematic tropes, self-taught photographer and film-maker Alex Prager creates striking, sometimes unnerving images that are filled with a dynamic cast of characters. The hyperreal worlds she creates are packed with human melodrama, like the retro 'damsel in distress' character that regularly makes appearances in Prager's brightly colored and dramatically lit scenes.

With influences ranging from David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock, William Eggleston, Cindy Sherman, and Gregory Crewdson, Prager references the vivid aesthetics of mid-twentieth century American cinema and photography. Pairing photographs alongside her films as part of her practice, Prager presents an eerie, alternative world where more questions are asked than answered.

Insights

Alex Prager's film series "Touch of Evil", commissioned by The New York Times Magazine, won a 2012 Emmy Award.
Prager was recognized with the FOAM Paul Huf Award in 2012.
Phillips introduced Prager to auction in 2009.
Phillips set the world auction record for Prager in 2015 with Crowd #2 (Emma), 2012, selling for $75,000.

"With photography, I like to leave a lot of the story, even to myself."

Past Lots

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Alex Prager
Despair, Film Still #4
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $1,905
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Alex Prager
Desiree from The Big Valley
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,700
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Wendy from Week End
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
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Jane from Week End
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
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Virginia
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,620
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Marilyn from Week End
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,715
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Alex Prager
10:58 AM, Bunker Hill, from Compulsion
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,255
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3:32 pm, Coldwater Canyon and Eye #5 (Automobile Accident) from Compulsion
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $13,860
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Anne from Week-End
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $10,710
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2pm, Interstate 110 and Eye #6 (Sinkhole) from Compulsion
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $23,940
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Untitled
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,520
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Marianne and Pat
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,032
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June
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,820
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Film Still #3 from La Petite Mort
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,560
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Alex Prager
2pm, Interstate 110 and Eye #6 (Sinkhole) from Compulsion
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $34,020
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145
Alex Prager
Hazelwood #2 (after Steven Siegel)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $32,760
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Sophie from Week-End
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,560
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Lower Level, Door 2 from La Grande Sortie
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $44,100
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Eve from The Big Valley
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $10,000
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164
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Hannah from Polyester
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,750
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Molly from Week-End
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
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Untitled Action #2
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
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Alex Prager
Untitled Action #2 (suicide)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,250
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Ellen from Polyester
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
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