Image: Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta
Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta will host its annual Private Collections Salon & Sale from July 25 through October 10, 2026, presenting a selection of photographs offered through private placement rather than the public auction market. The gallery describes the project as a trusted platform for collectors and institutions to explore significant photographic works drawn from private collections, backed by more than three decades of expertise in the fine art photography market.
The salon and sale is structured as an exhibition-format viewing room centered on photographic art with established histories in collecting and institutional recognition. Jackson Fine Art says the initiative was created to steward important photographs into new collections and institutions through a carefully curated presentation. The gallery frames the sale as an alternative to auction, aimed at supporting direct private transactions for works that already carry strong artist reputations and proven collector interest.
Among the featured works is Richard Avedon’s 'Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent' from 1981, one of the best-known images in the selection. The viewing-room text notes that the photograph was captured during a two-hour shoot and became a poster that sold over two million copies. Jackson Fine Art also highlights other works by Richard Bernhard, William Klein, Saul Leiter, Sarah Moon, Deborah Turbeville, and Bill Brandt, positioning the sale around photographers whose images have lasting cultural and artistic legacies.
The online presentation includes detailed artist notes for several of the works, underscoring the range of photographic histories represented in the sale. William Klein’s 'Hat + Five Roses, Paris' from 1956 appears alongside Horst P. Horst’s 'Study in Ivory' from 1982, while Saul Leiter is represented by 'Mary Jane Russell with Ice Cream Cone' from 1959. Sarah Moon’s 'Kassia pour “Comme des Garcons”' from 1997 and Deborah Turbeville’s 'Vintage Chanel shot at Chanel Apartment, Paris (commissioned by Karl Lagerfeld)' from 1996 also appear in the list.
The selection extends to work by Ruth Bernhard, including 'In the Box' from 1962, and Bill Brandt, including 'Nude, Sussex' from 1956 and 'Nude, Campden Hill, London' from 1977. The viewing room further features photographs by Ilse Bing, among them 'Reverbere, place Furstenburg' from 1931, 'Portrait of a Shade' from 1953, and 'Tour Eiffel, vue du pont de Bir-Hakeim, Paris' from 1932. Florence Henri’s 'Self Portrait' from 1928 is also included, with the accompanying text describing it as a key work of the New Vision movement.
Jackson Fine Art’s announcement situates the sale within its long-running focus on fine art photography. The gallery says the annual salon was established to provide a dependable setting for the private placement of important photographs, and the 2026 edition continues that model with works spanning fashion, portraiture, modernist experimentation, and postwar photographic practice. The exhibition runs July 25 to October 10, 2026, at Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta.
