Andreas Gursky

303 Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Ridgefield, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, German Photography: Documentation and Introspection, October 1990 - January 1991, cat. p. 20, illustrated
Hamburg, Deichtorhallen Hamburg; Amsterdam, De Appel Foundation, Andreas Gursky: Fotografien 1984 - 1993, February - April 1994, cat. p.57 illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Düsseldorf, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Andreas Gursky: Photographs from 1984 to the Present, August - October 1998,  cat. p. 75 illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Andreas Gursky, March - May 2001, cat. p. 61 illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Paris, Centre Pompidou, Andreas Gursky, February - April 2002, cat. p 7 illustrated in color (another example exhibited) 
Krefeld, Kunstmuseum Krefeld; Stockholm, Moderna Museset; Vancouver, Vancouver Art Gallery, Andreas Gursky: Works 80-08, October 2008 - September 2009, cat. p. 71 illustrated in color (another example exhibited) 

This work is in very good condition overall; the photograph is drymounted to the backing board; there is a faint 2 1/2 inch abrasion in the upper center of the work visible under raking light; otherwise there are no apparent condition issues. Framed under Plexiglas.
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