The auction is up and running!
Te Papa Picture Library and the Brian Brake Estate, with the support of Image Lab and Trade Me have organised an online charity auction to raise funds for the Red Cross Canterbury Earthquake Appeal Fund
Twelve Brian Brake gallery-quality prints will be auctioned starting 5 September, 2011 and closing 14 September, 2011.
Sydney: Bondi beach, Brake, Brian (1927–1988), New South Wales. Gift of Mr Raymond Wai-Man Lau, 2001. Te Papa
Prints usually range in price from $1955 to $2806. Starting bids in the auction range from $1173 -$1683. The reserve…..well that is a surprise, so get bidding to find out!
Each auction includes a copy of the book Brian Brake: Lens on the world (RRP $99.99) printed by Te Papa Press and nominated in the illustrated non-fiction category of the 2011 New Zealand Post Book Awards.
100% of the proceeds of this auction will go to the Red Cross Canterbury Earthquake Appeal Fund to help the rebuilding of this beautiful city.
