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Auction for Christchurch now on

5 September 2011 – 5.53pm

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

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.

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Auction for Christchurch

29 August 2011 – 4.18pm

Te Papa Picture Library is the authorised agent for the Brian Brake Estate, and for over 2 years I have had the great pleasure of working closely with the Brian Brake Estate, most recently on the project team for the exhibition Brian Brake: Lens on the world, soon to open in Christchurch.

Te Papa Picture Library and the Brian Brake Estate, with the support of Image Lab and Trade Me, are organising 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

’Offerings to the unknown dead, Kyoto’ (Toshi Satow offering a candle). Taken for a series on Japan for ’Life’, 1964, Brake, Brian (1927–1988), Kyoto. Gift of Wai Man Lau, 2010. Te Papa

’Offerings to the unknown dead, Kyoto’ (Toshi Satow offering a candle). Taken for a series on Japan for ’Life’, 1964, Brake, Brian (1927–1988), Kyoto. Gift of Wai Man Lau, 2010. Te Papa

Prints usually range in price from $1955 to $2806.  Starting bids in the auction range from $1173 -$1683, 40% below normal retail price. Reserve price….well that is a surprise, so you will have to get bidding to find out!

100% of the proceeds of this auction will be going to Red Cross Canterbury Earthquake Appeal Fund to help the rebuilding of this beautiful city.

So watch this space people and spread the word!  The links to the auction will be posted soon.

By Becky Masters, Picture Library Manager

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