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HIROSHI SUGIMOTO | Ligurian Sea, Saviore
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Ligurian Sea, Saviore
- signed on a label affixed to the reverse
- gelatin silver print, in artist's frame
- 60 by 71 7/8 in. 152.4 by 182.6 cm.
- Executed in 1993, this work is number 2 from an edition of 5.
Provenance
Gagosian Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in April 2010
Acquired from the above by the present owner in April 2010
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution; Tokyo, Mori Art Museum, Hiroshi Sugimoto, September 2005 - May 2006, p. 128, illustrated (another example exhibited)
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Hiroshi Sugimoto: 7 Days/7 Nights, November - December, 2008 (another example exhibited)
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Hiroshi Sugimoto: 7 Days/7 Nights, November - December, 2008 (another example exhibited)
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. The work has not been examined out of the artist's frame; however, there are no apparent condition issues. Framed under Plexiglas, in artist's frame.
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.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Sugimoto's seascapes represent various bodies of water in the same deceptively simple composition: the horizon line evenly divides the frame into water and air. Despite such titles, they are not so much depictions of geographic locations as they are attempts at capturing on film the qualities of light, air, water, and atmosphere. In emphasizing these natural elements, Sugimoto drapes like a veil the decidedly intangible over the specific, the concept over the concrete, returning all seas to their fundamental state as water and air." Kerry Brougher, "Impossible Photography," in Exh. Cat., Washington D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2005, p. 23