In the Eye of the Beholder: Photographs from the Collection of Robert Noakes Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our In the Eye of the Beholder: Photographs from the Collection of Robert Noakes which concluded on March 25, 2025. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

Artwork by Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1963
LEE FRIEDLANDER
New York City, 1963

gelatin silver print
signed, titled, stamped and titled on a gallery label on the reverse. Printed in 1998
8 x 12 in ( 20.3 x 30.5 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $8,640.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Horst P. Horst, Male Nude (Back Study), New York
HORST P. HORST
Male Nude (Back Study), New York

platinum palladium print
signed, titled, dated 1952 and numbered 10/25 on the reverse
19 x 15 in ( 48.3 x 38.1 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $6,600.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bougival, France
HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON
Bougival, France

gelatin silver print
signed, inscribed "To Jane McGuffin in sincere appreciation of your kind cooperation" with Magnum stamps on the reverse. Printed no later than 1960
12 x 8 in ( 30.5 x 20.3 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $5,760.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Robert Frank, Mary and Andrea on Third Avenue, NYC
ROBERT FRANK
Mary and Andrea on Third Avenue, NYC

gelatin silver print
signed, titled and dated 1955 in the lower margin
11 x 14 in ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,800.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Bill Brandt, Portrait of a Young Girl, Eaton Place, 1939, and Soho Bedroom, 1932
BILL BRANDT
Portrait of a Young Girl, Eaton Place, 1939, and Soho Bedroom, 1932

two gelatin silver prints mounted on card
each signed on the mount lower right; each printed in 1955
13.5 x 11.5 in ( 34.3 x 29.2 cm ) ( each image )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,800.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Peter Beard, Karen Blixen in Rungstedlund, Denmark, 1961
PETER BEARD
Karen Blixen in Rungstedlund, Denmark, 1961

gelatin silver print
signed, dated 1961, with extended caption in blood (?) and white ink, as well as an applied wipe in the same pigment; with a Time Is Now label and hand stamp. Printed later.
9.75 x 6.75 in ( 24.8 x 17.1 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,840.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Horst P. Horst, Pauline de Rothschild
HORST P. HORST
Pauline de Rothschild

gelatin silver print
signed lower right on the mount
9.5 x 7.5 in ( 24.1 x 19.1 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Lynne Cohen, Untitled
LYNNE COHEN
Untitled

chromogenic print
13.75 x 17 in ( 34.9 x 43.2 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $2,640.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Herbert List, Torso of a Male Nude
HERBERT LIST
Torso of a Male Nude

bromoil gelatin silver print
photographer's stamp on the reverse
9 x 6.75 in ( 22.9 x 17.1 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,400.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Duane Michals, A Visit with Magritte (Portfolio)
DUANE MICHALS
A Visit with Magritte (Portfolio)

six silver prints on five sheets
signed and numbered 10/30 on the colophon. Six silver prints on five sheets, the images measuring 3.5 x 11 ins (8.89 x 27.94 cms) and 6.5 ins x 10 ins (16.51 x 25.4 cms), the sheets 11 x 14 ins (27.94 x 35.56 cms), each signed and numbered 10/30. Folio-sized gilt-stamped green cloth; contents loose as issued; ties. Published by Matrix Publications, Providence, Rhode Island
6.5 x 10 in ( 16.5 x 25.4 cm ) ( largest image )

Auction Estimate: $4,000.00$2,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $2,040.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Aaron Siskind, Chicago 30
AARON SISKIND
Chicago 30

gelatin silver print
signed, inscribed "Chicago" and dated 1949 within the lower margin; titled and dated on a label on the reverse
14.5 x 18.25 in ( 36.8 x 46.4 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $1,968.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Sheila Metzner, Rick from Dynamo Series
SHEILA METZNER
Rick from Dynamo Series

gelatin silver print
19 x 12.5 in ( 48.3 x 31.8 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Evergon, Bobo & Self en Rouge/Red Dots
EVERGON
Bobo & Self en Rouge/Red Dots

polyptych of six coloured polaroids
9.5 x 7.5 in ( 24.1 x 19.1 cm ) ( each sight )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Annie Leibovitz, Mikhail Baryshnikov
ANNIE LEIBOVITZ
Mikhail Baryshnikov

platinum print
signed in the lower margin; titled and dated 1990 on a gallery label on the reverse
10 x 11.75 in ( 25.4 x 29.8 cm )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,680.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Artwork by Harry Callahan, Providence, 1978
HARRY CALLAHAN
Providence, 1978

dye-transfer print
signed lower margin; titled "Shop window, reflections" on a gallery label on the reverse. Printed by Gundlach, West Germany, in 1979-1980. One from an edition of 80
7.25 x 10.5 in ( 18.4 x 26.7 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025

Previous Auctions

Select from a list of previous auctions to view specific sale highlights.

Past and Present: International Art from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 22, 2025
 
International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
The Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
In the Eye of the Beholder: Photographs from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 25, 2025
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Artwork from the Estate of Jaan Poldaas (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Abstract vs. Figural: Prints from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
A Modern Eye: Canadian Art from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Drawn to Places: Landscapes on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 25, 2025
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 28, 2025
 
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Holiday Sale (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Photography from the Collection of Salah Bachir (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 10, 2024
 
Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art
Sale Closed: November 27, 2024
 
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Works for Fundraising) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
Canadian Abstraction (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 19, 2024
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)_
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
The Art of Quebec (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Capture (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 22, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Picasso & His Contemporaries (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
International Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Mousseau and Friends (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 24, 2024
 
Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
En plein air (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
Three Dimensions (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: August 20, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
The Grand Tour (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
Works from the Estate of William Ronald (Part II) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
 
Spring Live Auction (Session 1 & 2)
Sale Closed: May 30, 2024
 
Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
The Group of Seven (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Works from the Estate of Dennis Reid (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
The Artwork of David Blackwood (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
 
Capture (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Modern Forms (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
 
International Prints, Multiples & Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
La belle province (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Artwork for Fundraising) (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
 
Coast to Coast (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
En plein air (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Watercolours & Drawings (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
20th Century Works on Paper (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
The Academy (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
 
The Collection of Joe & Anita Robertson (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
Bidding in a Winter Wonderland (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
 
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1)
Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
 
Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Toronto: Represented and Abstracted (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Auction to Benefit NSCAD (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Artwork from a Private Collection (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
 
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
Little Pictures (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
 
Prints & Multiples (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction)
Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
 

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