Lot 173
  • 173

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Hiroshi Sugimoto
  • South Bay Drive-In
  • signed on the backing sheet; blindstamped with the title, date 1993 and numbers 9/25 728
  • gelatin silver print
  • image: 47.7 by 58cm.; 18¾ by 22 7/8 in.
  • sheet: 52 by 54.5cm.; 20½ by 21½in.

Provenance

Ileana Sonnabend Gallery, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1999

Literature

Dr. Hans Belting, Theatres: Hiroshi Sugimoto, New York 2000, p. 193, illustration of another example

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly warmer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The photograph is hinged to the backing sheet along the top edge.
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