The Yann le Mouël auction house will host a photography auction on Thursday May 24, 2012, at 14h in Salle 9 of the Hôtel Drouot-Richelieu. Overseen by Viviane Esders, the full catalogue can be consulted online.

Many 19th century photographs are up for sale, including: Gustave Le Gray's "Ciel chargé. Mer Méditerranée" No. 16, Springtime 1857; "Grande Vague Cette", No. 17 (Sète), Springtime 1857; "Brick au clair de lune" 1856–57. Lots 11, 12 and 13 are each estimated at 2,000–3,000€.

Seven photographs by Edouard Denis Baldus, including "La Tour Magne", Nîmes, 1855. Signed paper print, mounted on cardboard, signed and captioned on the negative. Image 44.2 x 33.5 cm (Lot 14, est. 5,000–6,000€).

Lots 27 and 28 are cardboard-mounted albumen prints by Julia Margaret Cameron, "Mary Hillier et Keown" from 1865 (est. 9,000–10,000€) et "Portrait de Mary Hillier" from 1865 (est. 7,000–9,000€).

Modern and contemporary items up for sale include several prints by André Kertesz. An anonymous portrait of Marquise Casati, c. 1925. Silver print, vintage duplicate (Lot 46, est. 5,000–6,000€).

"Jean Cocteau à la canne", 1922–1925 by Man Ray. Vintage silver print, 23 x 17.3 cm (Lot 47, est. 10,000–15,000€).

Another Man Ray, “Électricité,” ten rayograms with a text by Pierre Bost dating from 1931, Copy No. 44 (Lot 56, est. 15,000–20,000€).

Henri Cartier-BressonQuai Saint Bernard” 1932, signed silver print from 1994 (Lot 69, est. 5,000–7,000€).

A series of prints by Étienne Beothy (1897–1961), Lots 82 – 89, est. 400–1,000€

Lisette Model "Reflection Fifth Avenue", NYC 1940-45. Vintage silver print, stamped "Estate of Lisette Model 1983" (Lot 97, est. 8,000–10,000).

Eikoh HosoeMan and Woman” #12, vintage print, 1960, signed (Lot 148, est. 4,500–5,000€).

Eliott Erwitt "California Kiss" 1955. Later print (Lot 162, est. 5,000–6,000€).

Peter Beard "Hunting Cheetahs on the Taru Desert", Kenya, june 1960. Silver print, January 1999. (Lot 1993, est. 10,000–15,000€.

Jeanloup Sieff "Harper's Bazaar", Palm Beach, 1964. Silver print from 1975, stamp on back (Lot 207, est. 4,000–5,000€).

Albert Watson "Monkey with gun" New York 1992, color print (Lot 267, est. 6,500–7000€).

Steve McCurry "Afghan Girl" 1984. Color print signed in ink on back of image, No. 1/10. Image 142 x 93.3 cm, paper 153 x 102 cm (Lot 300, est. 7,000–8000€).