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Richard Learoyd
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description
- Richard Learoyd
- 'Tatiana Standing', 2011
- Cibachrome camera obscura print
Tirage Cibachrome unique, contrecollé sur aluminium. Signé au feutre noir au verso du cadre. Avec une étiquette de galerie portant les informations de l’œuvre fixée au verso du cadre. Encadré.
Provenance
Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
Literature
Martin Barnes et Nancy Gryspeerdt, Richard Learoyd: Day for Night, New York, Aperture/San Francisco, Pier 24 Photography, 2015, ill. s.p. (variante).
Condition
This print is in excellent condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Les portraits très grands formats de Richard Learoyd sont pris à l’aide d’une chambre noire de son invention qui occupe une pièce entière de son studio. Le sujet, lui, est assis dans la pièce adjacente, séparé par un objectif. Sans utiliser de négatif, le photographe projette alors la lumière sur le papier photographique permettant d’obtenir une image sans le moindre grain. La taille massive et la perfection du tirage présenté ici permet de faire le rapprochement avec la précision des toiles de maîtres flamands ainsi que de la photographie française du XIXe siècle.
“I see my work more in the lineage of the French—referring to daguerreotypes: those non-reproducible photographic objects whose multi-planed surface and miraculous depth of field fascinate me. With my work I am interested in the moment when the image becomes dye and color, when the illusion of it being a reflection or projection breaks down. I think you get that sense with daguerreotype images: you see the object before the illusion. With my pictures, the illusion is very strong and breaks suddenly, and often only momentarily, which is something I like.” (Richard Learoyd, ‘Flesh and Bones: Unique Photographs by Richard Learoyd’, interview avec Peggy Roalf, Aperture Magazine, n°199, New York, 2010, p. 44-46.)
“I see my work more in the lineage of the French—referring to daguerreotypes: those non-reproducible photographic objects whose multi-planed surface and miraculous depth of field fascinate me. With my work I am interested in the moment when the image becomes dye and color, when the illusion of it being a reflection or projection breaks down. I think you get that sense with daguerreotype images: you see the object before the illusion. With my pictures, the illusion is very strong and breaks suddenly, and often only momentarily, which is something I like.” (Richard Learoyd, ‘Flesh and Bones: Unique Photographs by Richard Learoyd’, interview avec Peggy Roalf, Aperture Magazine, n°199, New York, 2010, p. 44-46.)