Brian Brake

New Zealand · 1927–1988 · Photographer

John Brian Brake was a photographer from New Zealand. He is best known for his 1955 photographs of Pablo Picasso at a bullfight, his 1957 and 1959 series of China, and his 1960… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Brian Brake, The Bullfight - Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau at a Bullfight in Vallauris, South of France, Summer 1955, a complete portfolio of twenty gelatin silver prints with artists original cover sheetThe Bullfight - Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau at a Bullfight in Vallauris, South of France, Summer 1955Art+Object · NZ$43,968≈ $32,806≈ £20,809≈ €24,827Sign up to see
  2. Brian Brake, Offerings to the Unknown Dead - Kyoto, 1964., colour photograph printed from Kodak transparency on Ektacolour paperOfferings to the Unknown Dead - Kyoto, 1964.Art+Object · NZ$12,604≈ $9,404≈ £5,965≈ €7,117Sign up to see
  3. Brian Brake, Portrait of Sir Edmund Hillary, gelatin silver printPortrait of Sir Edmund HillaryArt+Object · NZ$11,842≈ $8,836≈ £5,605≈ €6,687Sign up to see

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  1. Brian Brake, The Sydney Opera House, chromogenic colour print
    The Sydney Opera House
    Photograph
    345 x 231mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 37
    NZ$1,715≈ $1,409≈ £899≈ €1,133Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  2. Brian Brake, The Dance Troupe, gelatin silver print
    The Dance Troupe
    Photograph
    505 x 406mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 36
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$2,000–3,000View at Art+Object ↗
  3. Brian Brake, Offerings to the Unknown Dead - Kyoto, 1964, 1964, chromogenic colour print
    Offerings to the Unknown Dead - Kyoto, 1964, 1964
    Photograph
    345 x 495mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 38
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$5,000–8,000View at Art+Object ↗

Brian Brake photographs (88)

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