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Andreas Gursky
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Andreas Gursky
- Brasilia, Plenarsaal II
- signed, titled, dated '94 and numbered 2/6 on the reverse
- c-print in artist's frame
- image: 149 by 189cm.; 58 5/8 by 74 3/8 in.
- framed: 190 by 229.5cm.; 74 3/4 by 90 3/8 in.
Provenance
Donated by the Guy & Myriam Ullens Foundation
Literature
Exhibition Catalogue, Dusseldorf, Kunsthalle, Andreas Gursky: Photographs from 1984 to Present, 1998, p. 35, illustration of another example in colour
Exhibition Catalogue, Darmstadt, Mathildenhòˆhe, Andreas Gursky: Architecture, 2008, p. 41, illustration of another example in colour
Exhibition Catalogue, Darmstadt, Mathildenhòˆhe, Andreas Gursky: Architecture, 2008, p. 41, illustration of another example in colour
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals a minute and unobtrusive surface scratch to the centre of the top right quadrant.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“From the comfort of an armchair we enjoy the illusion of omniscience – a power of analysis and reflection unavailable to any actual participant: the world can seem richer and more generous in disclosing its meanings when we are freed from its pressing fullness to contemplate its fixed, flattened image…Our Olympian detachment makes the familiar strange to us, and, like benign extraterrestrials who have unexpectedly encountered an inhabited planet, we study the view with disinterested curiosity”.
Peter Galassi in: Exhibition Catalogue, New York, Museum of Modern Art, Andreas Gursky, 2001, p. 23.
Peter Galassi in: Exhibition Catalogue, New York, Museum of Modern Art, Andreas Gursky, 2001, p. 23.