- 135
Josef Sudek
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Josef Sudek
- FROM THE SERIES THE WINDOW OF MY STUDIO
- Pigment print
- 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches
pigment print, partial stamp and numbers '5 [circled]' and 'F1 [circled]' in pencil on the reverse, 1950-54
Provenance
Sander Gallery, New York, 1994
Literature
Anna Fárová, Josef Sudek (Munich, 1999), p. 221 (a gelatin silver print)
Condition
This pigment print is in generally excellent condition.
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.
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
As with the photograph offered as Lot 30, this print is an example of Sudek’s renewed interest in the pigment process in the 1950s. This technique allowed him to render images in a vast array of rich tones, with subtle detail present in the deepest blacks and brightest highlights. This quiet and poetic image is one of many made through his window in Prague, a series that shows the seemingly infinite variety of compelling pictures he could create, with limited means, from the confines of his small studio.