This mode of organization depends upon the support of established photographers who have agreed to include their prints in the auctions at accessible prices. For recognized photographers, these sales are an act of generosity towards new, younger artists

Ideally, starting bids will range from 150 to 500 Euros, with the price being decided individually in consultation with the artist.



To distinguish these sales from the prints sold in galleries, the photographers propose different editions (smaller print sizes, broader edition, unlimited edition...) or some work specifically dedicated for the occasion.

Our only requirement is that the prints are signed and of great quality (exposition quality prints.)

At each event, about forty prints will be put on sale.



The selection of the photographs will be chosen with a desire for artistic coherence for each sale. When possible, the exhibition will be organized with a theme.

The prints for sale will be viewable on Peeping Tom’s website for 15 days before the evening of the auction itself.

Peeping tom’s website will act not only as catalogue for the auction, but will also promote the participating photographers: each photographer and his representing gallery will be indexed on the site with a biography and a link to the artist’s personal website (or his gallery’s).



For its second edition, peeping tom also hopes to publish a printed catalogue, which will list the order of each day’s sales and show the prints on sale. This catalogue will create a sophisticated souvenir of each brief exposition.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

First Edition: Friday November 17th, 2006
Galerie Gana-Beaubourg: 3, rue Pierre au Lard 75004 Paris
Metro: Hôtel de Ville / Rambuteau
Exhibition of the prints/Cocktail : 6:30 pm. Beginning of the auction: 8 pm

If you want to discover the pictures, you can visit the following website:
Peepingtom