“Although humans see reality in colour, for me, black and white has always been connected to the image’s deeper truth, to its most hidden meaning.”
—Peter Lindbergh

Peter Lindbergh’s (1944-2019) cinematic portrait of a barefoot and windswept Sasha Pivovarova holding a vintage Bolex – a film camera that is legendary within the industry – graced the cover of the May 2006 special issue of Vogue Paris, dedicated to the Cannes Film Festival. During the shoot on Le Touquet beach in Northern France for the cover story ‘Spécial Cannes par Wim Wenders’, Lindbergh collaborated with Wenders to reference the themes of the festival as seen in the work offered here.

Acquired in 2006 at amfAR’s legendary Cinema Against AIDS Gala auction, this monumental work by Lindbergh has remained in the same private collection for 17 years and is appearing at auction for the first time.

‘Spécial Cannes par Wim Wenders’, Vogue Paris, May
2006, cover.
- Provenance
  Directly from the artist
  amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS Gala auction, Cannes, 2006
- Literature
  Vogue Paris, Cannes Film Festival issue, May 2006, cover

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Peter Lindbergh

Sasha with Bolex, French Vogue, Le Touquet, France

2006
Gelatin silver print, mounted.
Image: 178 x 118 cm (70 1/8 x 46 1/2 in.)
Frame: 188 x 128.5 cm (74 x 50 5/8 in.)
Signed in pencil, printed title, date and number 1/3 on a Certificate of Authenticity affixed to the reverse of the frame.

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Estimate
£25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠

Sold for £41,910

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