Lot 140
  • 140

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Hiroshi Sugimoto
  • 'TIME EXPOSED'
  • Laser-scanned lithographs
(Tokyo:  Kyoto Shoin Co., 1991, an edition of 500 copies), a portfolio of 50 Seascapes and one installation image, laser-scanned lithographic reproductions of photographs, each tipped along the upper edge to a thin mount, title and plate number blindstamped on the mount, 1980-91, printed in 1991; together with the printed title, colophon, and exhibition and plate lists.  Folio, hinged brushed aluminum box, one from an edition of 500 

Provenance

Sonnabend Gallery, New York, 1996

Condition

These laser-scanned lithographic prints are in excellent condition. In raking light, some minor as-issued irregularities to the semi-glossy surface are visible on several plates, as are a few small, very soft creases. Pl. 357 - In raking light, a long curvilinear scratch extending from the lower edge of the print is visible. Pl. 363 - There is a tiny deposit, possibly ink, in the central portion of the image. Pl. 370 - There is a minuscule tear along the lower edge of the print. The aluminum box is in generally excellent condition, and the front matter is clean.
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