Auction introduction: Christie’s is proud to offer our spring Photographs auction in New York from 21 March through 3 April. Among the prestigious collections that will be featured are Property from the Collection of Shirley Ross Davis; Property from the Descendants of Chuck Close; Ivan & Genevieve Reitman: A Life in Pictures and A Life Among Art: The Collection of Ruth Miles Pite. Highlights of the sale will include a dye transfer print of William Eggleston’s Memphis, 1971, Bernd and Hilla Becher’s Nine Framework Houses, Siegen Area Germany of 1989 as well as Peter Beard’s Ele Portfolio of 2008. As market leaders of the category, Christie’s spring Photographs auction will offer opportunities for collectors to acquire photographs of the highest quality and historical significance.