PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EAST COAST COLLECTOR
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Sam Eric, Pennsylvania
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- $20,000 - 30,000
Lot Details
gelatin silver print
signed "Hiroshi Sugimoto" lower right of the mount; further blindstamped with the title, edition number, negative number and date "Sam Eric Pennsylvania 1978 20/25 202" lower edge
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Executed in 1978, this work is number 20 from an edition of 25.
Another example from this edition is housed in the permanent collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Another example from this edition is housed in the permanent collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Japanese | 1948Hiroshi Sugimoto's work examines the concepts of time, space and the metaphysics of human existence through breathtakingly perfect images of theaters, mathematical forms, wax figures and seascapes. His 8 x 10 inch, large-format camera and long exposures give an almost eerie serenity to his images, treating the photograph as an ethereal time capsule and challenging its associations of the 'instant.' In his famed Seascapes, Sugimoto sublimely captures the nature of water and air, sharpening and blurring the elements together into a seamless, formless entity. This reflection of the human condition and its relationship with time follows through his exploration of historical topics and timeless beauty as he uniquely replicates the world around us.
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