Lot 124
  • 124

Thomas Struth

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Thomas Struth
  • Nassau Street, at Wall Street, New York City
  • signed, titled and dated 1978 on the reverse; signed, dated 1978 and wrongly titled Broad Street (Corner of Wall Street) on the backing board
  • gelatin silver print, in artist's frame
  • image: 36.7 by 51.5cm.; 14 3/8 by 20 1/4 in.
  • overall: 66 by 84cm.; 26 by 33in.
  • Executed in 1978, this work is number 4 from an edition of 10.

Provenance

Private Collection, Italy

Exhibited

Munich, Künstlerwerkstätten Lothringer Strasse, Ausstellung B, 1982, another example exhibited
Bern, Kunsthalle Bern, Unbewußte Orte/Unconscious Places, 1987, another example exhibited
Bonn, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Strassen, 1995, another example exhibited
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Mixed Use: Photography and Other Practices in Manhattan, 1970s to the Present, 2010, another example exhibited
Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung NRW - K21, Auswertung der Flugdaten - Kunst der 80er. Eine Düsseldorfer Perspektive, 2011, another example exhibited
Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung NRW; Porto, Museu Serralves, Fotografien 1978-2010, 2011-12, another example exhibited
Frankfurt, Städel Museum, Gegenwartskunst 1945 - Heute, 2012, another example exhibited

Literature

Schirmer/Mosel, Eds., Thomas Struth: Unconscious Places, Munich 2012, p. 23, another example illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition. The upper left and lower right corner tips of the frame are slightly loose. Close inspection reveals some evidence of minor wear to the left edge of the frame, towards the lower left corner tip. The print is attached recto to the top edges of the mount.
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