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Shi Guorui
Estimate
22,000 - 28,000 USD
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Description
- Shi Guorui
- Shanghai 9 May 2005
- signed in Pinyin and Chinese, titled in English, and dated 9 May 2005 on the reverse (and written Unique camera obscura)
- camera obscura, gelatin silver print
- 50 3/4 by 151 1/2 in. 129 by 385 cm.
Provenance
Alan Klotz, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Red Hot: Asian Art Today From the Chaney Family Collection, July 22 - October 21, 2007, pp. 158-159, illustrated in color (a similar work illustrated)
New York, Alan Klots, Contemporary Obscurists: The Camera Obscura In Contemporary Photography, September 15 - November 12, 2005
Kunstmuseum Bern; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection, 2005, pp. 234-235 (another work from the series exhibited)
Miami, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Beyond Delirious: Architecture in Selected Photographs from the Ella Fontanals Cisneros Collection, November 30, 2005 - February 3, 2006 (another work from the series exhibited)
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is no visible condition problem. It is framed under plexiglas and was not examined out of 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.