Anne Fontaine Foundation
TREES IN FOCUS
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Benefit Auction May 25, 2016
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TREES IN FOCUS INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS SUPPORT THE ANNE FONTAINE FOUNDATION
“The tree is the source of much inspiration. It arouses emotions and admiration. Some renowned and talented photographers offered the Foundation a tree, a forest, roots, foliage. These pictures, taken around the world, are extraordinary. We hope these photographs will inspire a large audience and help us in our commitment to protect the forest and bring it back to life.” Anne Fontaine
Laurent Elie BADESSI Jean-Michel BERTS Pascal BLONDEAU Amuldena CASO Benoît CORTET Valdir CRUZ Roberto DUTESCO Adriana ECHAVARRIAEISENHOWER Martine FOUGERON Arnaud de GRAMONT
Pamela HANSON Mat HENNEK Claudia JAGUARIBE Julia KATER Michael KENNA Bertrand LACAZE Aki LUMI Oskar METSAVAHT Beth MOON Sarah MOON Andrew MOORE
Vincent MUNIER Sheila MURPHY João de ORLEANS e BRAGANCA Andre RAU Vincent ROSENBLATT Sebastião SALGADO Marie TAILLEFER Antoine VERGLAS Deidi VON SCHAEWEN Maritza WILD CHATEAU Christophe d’YVOIRE
“Trees in Focus” has been organized by the Anne Fontaine Foundation in order to raise awareness and funds that will be dedicated to reforestation efforts, especially in the Brazilian Atlantic forest. This exhibition features the works of international photographers who have generously brought their support to the project by providing the Foundation with artistic photographs inspired by trees. All pictures will be silently auctioned throughout the exhibition, from May 18 to May 25, and a live auction will be organized on May 25 at 7:00pm. Curator: Christine Dutreil, Executive Director of the Anne Fontaine Foundation
THE ANNE FONTAINE FOUNDATION The Anne Fontaine Foundation is a non-profit organization, created in 2011 by the French-Brazilian fashion designer Anne Fontaine. The Foundation aims to contribute to the reforestation and the protection of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest - Mata Atlântica – and to raise awareness about endangered forests through Art and Fashion.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS The Anne Fontaine Foundation selects concrete projects that are implemented by Brazilian associations and develops partnerships with these organizations. It focuses on two main environmental goals: planting (especially endemic species) in degraded lands and restoring Spring sources in riparian areas. In order to guarantee the efficiency and sustainability of the programs, the Foundation meticulously conducts a follow-up of each project. With private properties and local farmers participation, there is profit for the rural economy and these projects are also an inssurance for the environmental implication for the present as well as our future. The 3 NGOs the Foundation partners with are Instituto Floresta Viva in southern Bahia, Instituto Terra in Minas Gerais and APNE in Pernambuco. Since 2012, the foundation has allowed them to plant more than 40,000 trees.
RAISE AWARENESS The Foundation strives to raise environmental awareness and to provide agroforestry qualification by associating local communities with reforestation projects. The Foundation promotes also the significant role and the benefits of the forests to humankind, through conferences, concerts, and artistic workshops with kids and students. Every year, the Foundation organizes Art contests in several schools in Rio de Janeiro and in New York City.
ANNE FONTAINE’S COMMITMENT “When I created the Anne Fontaine Foundation, I wanted to use art and fashion as ambassadors for the environmental cause in the Brazilian forest. Art is a means of conveying ideas, which are sometimes difficult to explain with words. Through this photography collection of various inspirations, we were able to represent all the riches, the beauty and the importance of the forest. These pictures, of different styles, visions and sensibilities, all communicate the same message: the forest is our future. It is crucial to protect it today for the future generations. On several occasions, I have lived in the Brazilian rainforests. I discovered its unbelievable properties and virtues. It opened my eyes on how urgent it is to act for reforestation. It is the mission of the Anne Fontaine Foundation, and today you can help us accomplish it. What better way to touch every individual and to explain how important it is to protect the forest than photography?”
ABOUT ANNE FONTAINE Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Anne Fontaine has always felt very passionate about rainforests. She discovered their treasures, riches, and virtues at the young age of seventeen and quickly became committed to protecting the environment. As a young adult, she connected with nature while living amongst a South American Indian tribe. In 1992, after having moved to France, she came up with the concept of designing feminine white shirts, and launched the Anne Fontaine brand a year later. Anne Fontaine creations are now sold all over the world. More than ever dedicated to the environmental cause, Anne Fontaine created the Anne Fontaine Foundation in 2011 in order to protect the Brazilian Atlantic forest.
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION EXHIBITION From Wednesday 18 May to Wednesday May 25 Monday - Saturday | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Sunday | 1:00 pm- 5:00 pm
AUCTION Silent Auction From Wednesday May 18 to Wednesday May 25, 2016 until 7:00pm Please fill in the bidding form on p. 44 or contact us at treesinfocus@annefontainefoundation.org
Live Auction For selected photographs only Wednesday, May 25, 7:00 pm RSVP required treesinfocus@annefontainefoundation.org Tel. (212) 510-8150
Auctioneer Courtney Christensen For more information, please read the Conditions of Sale p. 42-43
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1 LAURENT ELIE BADESSI The Tree of Love, Brooklyn, 2012 chromogenic C-Print, mounted, framed, signed certificate Numbered: 2/6 31.5 x 23.5 in. (80 x 60 cm) $2,500 - 3,000
2 JEAN-MICHEL BERTS Lake Geneva Tree, Wisconsin, 2014 ArtPhotoMotion: mixed technique, photo and video Certificate Numbered: 1/8 57.3 x 33.2 in. (146 x 84 cm) 4 in. deep (10 cm) $10,000 - 15,000
3 PASCAL BLONDEAU ForĂŞt Interdite, 2012 Mounted in diasec, signed certificate Numbered: 3/7 47 x 71 in. (119 x 180 cm) $3,500 - 4,500
4 ALMUDENA CASO Orbis 26, 2015 Numbered: 2/2 Mounted in diasec, signed, labeled, certificate 12 x 12 in. (31 x 31 cm) each panel, 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm) in total $4,000 - 4,500
5 BENOIT CORTET Rush Hour, Tianjin, 1991 Silver gelatin, selenium toned Mounted, framed, signed Numbered: 7/10 20 x 24 in. (51 x 61 cm) $3,500 - 4,500
6 CROWTHER & CORTET’S COLLECTION Les Pommiers de Rivières, 1924 Original glassplate by Henri-Reynald de Simony Manipulated interpretation by Benoit Cortet Giclée on Archival Hot Press Bright Mounted, framed Numbered: 2/10 20 x 24 in. (51 x 61 cm) $2,500 - 3,000
7 VALDIR CRUZ Angico do Cerrado, 2009 - From RaĂzes Book published in 2010 by Imprensa Oficial of SĂŁo Paulo State Gelatin silver print, selenium toned Mounted, framed Signed on reverse Not numbered 16 x 20 in. (41 x 61 cm) $3,500
8 ROBERTO DUTESCO Last Eastern Pine, Sable Island, 2014 - Nova Scotia, Canada Silver gelatin print, sepia toned Mounted, framed Uniquely annoted by the artist Not numbered 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm) $7,500
9 ADRIANA ECHAVARRIA-EISENHOWER Winter, 2016 Mounted on plexi, framed in a box, signed label Numbered: 1/5 20 x 20 in. (51 x 51 cm) $1,000 - 1,500
10 MARTINE FOUGERON Adrien’s Roots, New York, 2012 “Tête à tête” Series of Portraits on Adolescents Mounted, framed, signed label Numbered: 2APs, 1/6 27 x 40 in. (69 x 102 cm) $3,000 - 3,500
11 ARNAUD DE GRAMONT Oregon 3, 2011 C-Print, mounted, framed, signed Numbered: 1/6 35.5 x 47 in. (90 x 119 cm) $4,000 - 5,000
12 PAMELA HANSON Africa, 2011 Mounted, framed, signed, labeled Numbered: 3/5 24 x 30 in. (61 x 76 cm) $4,500 - 5,500
13 MAT HENNEK HÊlène Grimaud in the Woods, I, Luzern 2006 Archival pigment print Mounted, framed, signed label, certificate Numbered: 1/6 29.5 x 29.5 in. (75 x 75 cm) $2,400 - 2,600
14 CLAUDIA JAGUARIBE IgarapĂŠ do Rio Negro, 2012 Mounted, framed, signed Numbered: 3/6 39.4 x 39.4 in. (100 x 100 cm) $8,000-10,000
15 JULIA KATER Untitled, from the Series A Uma Certa Dist창ncia, 2013 Mounted, white framed (5 frames), labeled Numbered: 2/3 Polyptich 8 x 12 in. (20 x 30 cm) each 8 x 70 in. (20 x 180 cm) in total $3,200 - 3,700
16 MICHAEL KENNA Huangshan Mountains, Study 21, Anhui, China, 2009 Sepia toned silver gelatin photograph Mounted, framed Signed, editioned front and back Numbered: 16/45 7.8 x 7.8 in. (20 x 20 cm) $3,500 - 4,000
17 BERTRAND LACAZE Pink Chlorophyll, 2009 Mounted in diasec, signed Numbered: 3/6 25.5 x 33.5 in. (65 x 85 cm) $500 - 800
18 AKI LUMI The Garden, number 5, 2009 Archival pigment print Mounted in diasec Numbered: AP 1/3 31 x 20 in. (79 x 51 cm) $3,500 - 4,500
19 OSKAR METSAVAHT AMAZÔNIA – MAN//FOREST, 2015 Ink pigment print on cotton paper, Mounted, framed, signed certificate Numbered: 1/5 + 1 AP 53 x 35 in. (135 x 89 cm) $11,000 - 13,000
20 BETH MOON Polaris, Bostwana, Africa, 2013 (from series Diamond Nights) Archival pigment print on cotton paper Mounted, framed, signed, labeled Numbered: 3/15 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm) $2,500 - 3,000
21 SARAH MOON Le Pin du Jardin Botanique, 2013 Archival pigment print on cotton paper, mounted, framed Numbered: 2/15 12 x 16 in. (30 x 40 cm) $7,000 - 8,000
22 ANDREW MOORE Homesteader’s Tree, Cherry County, Nebraska 2011 Archival pigment print on cotton paper, mounted, framed Numbered: From Dirt Meridian series FAP 1 of 1 20 x 24 in. (51 x 61 cm) $4,000
23 VINCENT MUNIER Shiretoko, Japan 2002 Mounted, framed, signed certificate Numbered: 3/6 31.5 x 39.5 in. (80 x 100) $5,000 - 6,000
24 SHEILA MURPHY Winter: Playtime 2&3, 2010 Mounted, framed, signed Numbered: 3/6 13 x 22 in. (33 x 56 cm) $700 - 900
25 JOAO DE ORLEANS E BRAGANCA Tijuca Forest, 1990 Fine art textured, mounted, framed, signed certificate Numbered: 2/7 31.5 x 47 in. (80 x 119 cm) $3,500 - 4,500
26 ANDRE RAU Pine tree in Broummana, Lebanon, 2011 Mounted in a diasec, signed Numbered: 2/6 26 x 39.5 in. (66 x 100 cm) $6,000 - 7,000
27 VINCENT ROSENBLATT Yanomami, Watoriki, 2012 Archival inkjet print Mounted, framed, signed label, certificate Numbered: 1/8 18 x 27.5 in. (46 x 70 cm) $2,000 - 2,500
28 SEBASTIAO SALGADO Mentawai people on Sirebut Island, Indonesia 2008 Mounted, framed, signed Not numbered 23.5 x 35.5 in. (60 x 90 cm) $15,500 - 16,000
29 MARIE TAILLEFER Brother in his Tree, 2011 Mounted, framed Numbered: 3/6 39.4 x 49.2 in. (100 x 125 cm) $8,000 - 10,000
30 ANTOINE VERGLAS Petra/La Saline, 2008 Mounted, framed, signed certificate Numbered: 3/10 30 x 40 in. (76 x 102 cm) $4,000 - 4,500
31 DEIDI VON SCHAEWEN Green Sacred Tree, Bodghaya, India, 2009 Mounted, framed, signed certificate Numbered: 1/5 27.5 x 35 in. (70 x 90 cm) $2,500 - 3,000
32 MARITZA WILD CHATEAU The Trunk of a Tree, Cumberland Island, Georgia, 2011 Archival pigment print on sunset satin paper Mounted, framed, labeled Numbered: 1/6 60 x 40 in. (152 x 102 cm) $4,000 - 4,500
33 CHRISTOPHE D’YVOIRE The Sentinel, 2006, from “the Patriarches” series Mounted, framed Numbered: 2/16 39.4 x 39.4 in. (100 x 100 cm) $1,500 - 2,000
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CONDITIONS OF SALE The photographs offered in this sale will be sold by the Anne Fontaine Foundation. The Anne Fontaine Foundation (the “Charity”), is a 501(c)(3) entity. Any questions should be directed to the Charity or its designated representative and not to Sotheby’s, Inc., (“Sotheby’s”), which serves merely as auctioneer for the Charity in conducing the auction sale and participates on the following terms and conditions, as amended by any posted notices or oral announcements during the sale, which govern the sale of all the property offered at the auction:
1 (a) Neither Sotheby’s nor the Charity assumes any risk, liability or responsibility for the authenticity of the authorship of any property offered at this auction (that is, the identity of the creator or the period, culture, source or origin, as the case may be, with which the creation of any property is identified). (b) All property is sold “as is” and neither Sotheby’s nor the Charity makes any representations or warranties of any kind or nature, expressed or implied, with respect to the property, and in no event shall either of them be responsible for the correctness of any catalogue or notices or descriptions of property, nor be deemed to have made, any representations or warranty of physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, genuineness, attribution, authenticity, provenance or historical relevance of the property. No statement in any catalogue, notice or description or made at the sale, in any bill of sale invoice or elsewhere, shall be deemed such a representation or warranty or any assumption of liability. Neither Sotheby’s nor the Charity makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to whether the purchaser acquires any reproduction rights in the property. Prospective bidders should inspect the property before bidding to determine its condition, size, and whether or not it has been repaired or restored. 2 Any property may be withdrawn by Sotheby’s or the Charity at any time before the actual sale without any liability therefore. 3 Sotheby’s and the Charity reserve the right to reject a bid from any bidder. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have sole and final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the article in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, the Charity’s sale records shall be conclusive in all respects. 4 If the auctioneer determines that any opening bid is not commensurate with the value of the article offered, he may reject the same and withdraw the article from sale, and if, having acknowledged an opening bid, he decides that any advance thereafter is insufficient, he may reject the advance. 5 On the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer, the highest bidder shall be deemed to have purchased the offered item subject to all of the conditions set forth herein and thereupon (a) assumes the risk and responsibility thereof (including without limitation damage to frames or the glass covering prints), (b) will sign a confirmation of purchase thereof and (c) will pay the full purchase price therefore or such part as the Charity may require. All property shall be removed from the Charity’s premises by the purchaser at his or her expense no later than four days following its sale. If the foregoing conditions and other applicable conditions are not complied with, in addition to other remedies available to the Charity by law, including, without limitation, the right to hold the purchaser liable for the bid price, the Charity at their
option, may either (a) cancel the sale, or (b) resell the property on three days notice to the purchaser and for the account and risk of the purchaser, either publicly or privately, and in such event the their option, may either (a) cancel the sale, or (b) resell the property on three days notice to the purchaser and for the account and risk of the purchaser, either publicly or privately, and in such event the purchaser shall be liable for payment of any deficiency, all other charges due hereunder and incidental damages. 6 Any checks should be payable to the Anne Fontaine Foundation, and not to Sotheby’s. 100% of the proceeds shall be distributed prorata to the Anne Fontaine Foundation. 7 All items offered for sale may be subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price below which such item will not be sold. Sotheby’s may implement such reserve by bidding up to the reserve on behalf of the Charity. 8 These Conditions of Sale, as well as the purchaser’s and the Charities’ respective rights and obligations hereunder, shall be governed by and construed andenforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. By bidding at this auction, whether in person or by agent, order bid, telephone or other means, the purchaser shall be deemed to have consented to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of New York.
The Anne Fontaine Foundation, ID#45-1986299, is a private foundation and a section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. We will gladly furnish a copy of the Foundation’s exemption letter upon request. Deductions applicable to US tax residents only. Tax: The sales are submitted to New York sales tax (8.780%) How to get your artwork home? Once you have paid you artwork, we will provide you a receipt which will authorize you to collect your artwork. You can make your own arrangement for collection on May 27. You can also give the Foundation’s staff your instructions to deliver or ship at your own expense. After the sale, the artwork will remain on exhibition at Sotheby’s until May 27 where it will await your shipping instructions.
ABSENTEE BID FORM Absentee bids placed in the Live and Silent Auctions must be received no later than Tuesday, May 24, 6:00pm. Absentee bids may be sent to the Anne Fontaine Foundation, 837 Madison Avenue, Apt. 2A, New York, NY 10021 or sent by email at treesinfocus@annefontainefoundation.org . Tel. (212) 510-8150. Absentee Bidder Information: Pleaase bid on my behalf at the above sale for the following work(s) up to hammer price(s) mentioned below as permitted bids or reserves and in an amount up to but not exceeding the specified amount. I agree to be bound by the Conditions of Sale printed in the catalogue.
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Trees in Focus - International Photographers Support the Anne Fontaine Foundation The Anne Fontaine Foundation Anne Fontaine’s Commitment Practical Information Laurent Elie Badessi Jean-Michel Berts Pascal Blondeau Almudena Caso Benoit Cortet Crowther and Cortet’s Collection Valdir Cruz Roberto Dutesco Adriana Echavarria-Eisenhower Martine Fougeron Arnaud de Gramont Pamela Hanson Mat Hennek Claudia Jaguaribe Julia Kater Michael Kenna Bertrand Lacaze Aki Lumi Oskar Metsavaht Beth Moon Sarah Moon Andrew Moore Vincent Munier Sheila Murphy João de Orleans e Bragança André Rau Vincent Rosenblatt Sebastião Salgado Marie Taillefer Antoine Verglas Deidi Von Schaewen Maritza Wild Chateau Christophe d’Yvoire Conditions of Sale Absentee bid form Thank you
Rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate. A few centuries ago, the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil (also known as Mata Atl창ntica) represented twice the size of France. Nowadays, it is one of the most endangered forests in the world, and its size is more comparable to that of the state of New York. Even with only 7% of its original surface left, the Atlantic rainforest remains home to one of the most important biodiversity reservoirs on Earth: 40% of the 20,000 plant species and 30% of the 2,315 animal species it contains are endemic. Besides being of crucial scientific importance, this rainforest is also vital to the fight against global warming. In addition, the forest plays a major economic and social role in providing the cities along the coast with water and it sustains many rural communities whose livelihoods are directly linked to the conservation of forest resources. The Anne Fontaine Foundation supports reforestation projects in the Mata Atl창ntica and raises awareness about the most endangered forests. The 33 photographs featured in the exhibition Trees in Focus will be sold to the benefit of the Anne Fontaine Foundation initiatives.
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