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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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The Bullfight - Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau at a Bullfight in Vallauris, South of France, Summer 1955Art+Object · Dec 2010NZ$43,968≈ $32,806≈ £20,809≈ €24,827Sign up to see
Offerings to the Unknown Dead - Kyoto, 1964.Art+Object · Dec 2010NZ$12,604≈ $9,404≈ £5,965≈ €7,117Sign up to see
Portrait of Sir Edmund HillaryArt+Object · Dec 2010NZ$11,842≈ $8,836≈ £5,605≈ €6,687Sign up to see

Brian Brake’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Brian Brake, Early monsoon rains, India 1960, 1960, Dye transfer print, printed 1989 on semi-matte paper — Early monsoon rains, India 1960, 1960
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€1,400Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Māori Edler at Tangi, Ngāruawāhia, Waikato, C-type print — Māori Edler at Tangi, Ngāruawāhia, Waikato
Art+Object · Feb 27, 2024
NZ$426Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Early monsoon rains, India 1960, 1960, Dye transfer print, printed 1989 on semi-matte paper — Early monsoon rains, India 1960, 1960
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
€1,600Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Monsoon clouds, Ganges Delta, India 1960, 1960, Dye transfer print, printed 1989 on semi-matte paper — Monsoon clouds, Ganges Delta, India 1960, 1960
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
€1,600Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Offering to the Unknown Dead, Kyoto, digital photograph (poster) — Offering to the Unknown Dead, Kyoto
Art+Object · Mar 19, 2023
NZ$3,350Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Monsoon Girl, screenprinted poster from Te Papa exhibition (Images of India) — Monsoon Girl
Art+Object · Mar 19, 2023
NZ$1,705Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Praying for the Monsoon Rains, chromogenic colour print — Praying for the Monsoon Rains
Art+Object · Jun 21, 2022
NZ$663Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Monsoon Girl, vintage chromogenic colour print — Monsoon Girl
Art+Object · Dec 7, 2021
NZ$4,465Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Buddha Hand, vintage chromogenic colour print — Buddha Hand
Art+Object · Dec 7, 2021
NZ$3,017Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Bondi Beach, Chromogenic colour print — Bondi Beach
Art+Object · Feb 23, 2021
NZ$2,162Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Uenuku: God, the provider, associated with the rainbow, vintage chromogenic colour print — Uenuku: God, the provider, associated with the rainbow
Art+Object · Nov 29, 2018
NZ$2,162Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Lake Wakatipu, NZ, Plastika gelatin silver print — Lake Wakatipu, NZ
Art+Object · Oct 4, 2016
NZ$1,922Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, The Sydney Opera House, chromogenic colour print — The Sydney Opera House
Art+Object · Aug 7, 2012
NZ$1,715Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Portrait of Richard Farrell, New Zealand Classical Pianist, gelatin silver print — Portrait of Richard Farrell, New Zealand Classical Pianist
Art+Object · Dec 7, 2011
NZ$1,758Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, The Bullfight - Claude puts his Finger in Picasso's Mouth, gelatin silver print — The Bullfight - Claude puts his Finger in Picasso's Mouth
Art+Object · Aug 18, 2011
NZ$4,346Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Pablo Picasso, son Claude and Jean Cocteau at a Bullfight , Vallauris, France, 1955, 1955, black and white photograph printed from Kodak transparency on Ektacolour paper — Pablo Picasso, son Claude and Jean Cocteau at a Bullfight , Vallauris, France, 1955, 1955
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2011
NZ$5,862Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Gathering Dyed Cloth on the Banks of the Sabarmati River, Ahmedabad, India, 1958, 1958, colour photograph printed from Kodak transparency on Ektacolour paper — Gathering Dyed Cloth on the Banks of the Sabarmati River, Ahmedabad, India, 1958, 1958
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2011
NZ$4,103Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Indian Girl in Early Monsoon Rains, 1960, 1960, colour photograph printed from Kodak transparency on Ektacolour paper — Indian Girl in Early Monsoon Rains, 1960, 1960
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2011
NZ$9,380Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Dairy Farmers - New Zealand, 1960., black and white photograph printed from Kodak transparency on Ektacolour paper — Dairy Farmers - New Zealand, 1960.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$5,276Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Burning Trees, Rotorua, chromogenic colour print — Burning Trees, Rotorua
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$2,814Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Barley Fields, Southland, chromogenic colour print — Barley Fields, Southland
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$2,931Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, North Island Coastal Scene, chromogenic colour print — North Island Coastal Scene
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$1,758Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Lake Mapourika - New Zealand, 1951., black and white photograph printed from Kodak transparency on Ektacolour paper — Lake Mapourika - New Zealand, 1951.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$5,276Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Surfboat, Australia, chromogenic colour print — Surfboat, Australia
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$2,638Sign up free to see

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 sheet — The Bullfight - Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau at a Bullfight in Vallauris, South of France, Summer 1955
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$43,968Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Buddha Hand - National Museum, Gampeng Pet, Thailand 1970., chromogenic colour print — Buddha Hand - National Museum, Gampeng Pet, Thailand 1970.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$8,207Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Buddha Image - National Museum, Bangkok, Thailand 1970., colour photograph printed from Kodak transparency on Ektacolour paper — Buddha Image - National Museum, Bangkok, Thailand 1970.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$5,862Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Heian Girl in Festival of the Ages - Kyoto 1963., colour photograph printed from Kodak transparency on Ektacolour paper — Heian Girl in Festival of the Ages - Kyoto 1963.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$5,569Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Poster Reading - Chengdu, China 1957., chromogenic colour print — Poster Reading - Chengdu, China 1957.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$2,345Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Milford Sound, Fiordland, chromogenic colour print — Milford Sound, Fiordland
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$5,862Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Ming Temple, Western Hill - Beijing, China 1957., chromogenic colour print — Ming Temple, Western Hill - Beijing, China 1957.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$1,407Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Naked Festival - Okayama, Japan, 1964., colour photograph printed from Kodak transparency on Ektacolour paper — Naked Festival - Okayama, Japan, 1964.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$3,224Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Offerings to the Unknown Dead - Kyoto, 1964., colour photograph printed from Kodak transparency on Ektacolour paper — Offerings to the Unknown Dead - Kyoto, 1964.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$12,604Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Movie Director Kurosawa - Japan 1963, cibachrome print — Movie Director Kurosawa - Japan 1963
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$3,517Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Arab Woman - Shibham, Wadi Hadramawt, 1956., colour photograph printed from Kodak transparency on Ektacolour paper — Arab Woman - Shibham, Wadi Hadramawt, 1956.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$2,931Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Temple of Karnak, Thebes - Egypt, 1967., colour photograph printed from Kodak transparency on Ektacolour paper — Temple of Karnak, Thebes - Egypt, 1967.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$3,517Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Roman Cistern of Justinian - Istanbul, 1965., chromogenic colour print — Roman Cistern of Justinian - Istanbul, 1965.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$2,345Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Milford Sound, New Zealand, 1960., chromogenic colour print — Milford Sound, New Zealand, 1960.
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$2,579Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Wrestlers, Coconut Day - Shawan (July-August), cibachrome print — Wrestlers, Coconut Day - Shawan (July-August)
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$2,931Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Festival of Swings - Jaipur, August 1960, cibachrome print on Ilfochrome Classic paper — Festival of Swings - Jaipur, August 1960
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$3,224Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Festival of Swings - Jaipur, August 1960, cibachrome print — Festival of Swings - Jaipur, August 1960
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$6,448Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Festival of Swings - Jaipur, August 1960, chromogenic colour print — Festival of Swings - Jaipur, August 1960
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$2,345Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Monsoon Rains, cibachrome print on Ilfochrome Classic paper — Monsoon Rains
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$7,621Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Monsoon Rains, chromogenic colour print — Monsoon Rains
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$3,517Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Farmer waiting for the Rains - India 1960, cibachrome print on Ilfochrome Classic paper — Farmer waiting for the Rains - India 1960
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$2,931Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Praying in the Holy Ganges, Benares, cibachrome print on Ilfochrome Classic paper — Praying in the Holy Ganges, Benares
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$2,345Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Praying in the Holy Ganges, Benares, chromogenic colour print — Praying in the Holy Ganges, Benares
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$2,051Sign up free to see

Brian Brake, Railway Tracks, chromogenic colour print — Railway Tracks
Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010
NZ$3,810Sign up free to see

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