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Andreas Gursky
Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Andreas Gursky
- Hong Kong Island
- signed, titled, dated '94 and numbered 4/5 on the reverse
- colour coupler print
- image: 94.2 by 119.5cm.; 37 1/8 by 47in.
- framed: 129.7 by 154.7cm.; 51 by 60 7/8 in.
- Executed in 1994, this work is number 4 from an edition of 5.
Provenance
303 Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Germany
Sale: Christie's, London, Post-War & Contemporary Art, 17 October 2009, Lot 118
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Germany
Sale: Christie's, London, Post-War & Contemporary Art, 17 October 2009, Lot 118
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Literature
Exhibition Catalogue, Dusseldorf, Kunsthalle, Andreas Gursky: Photographs from 1984 to the Present, 1998, p. 97, illustration of another example
Exhibition Catalogue, Wolfsburg, Kunstmuseum; Winterthur, Fotomuseum; London, Serpentine Gallery; Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Turin, Castello di Rivoli, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea; Lisbon, Centro Cultural de Belem, Andreas Gursky. Fotografien 1994-1998, 1998-99, p. 39, illustration of another example in colour
Exhibition Catalogue, Darmstadt, Institut Mathildenhöhe, Andreas Gursky, Architecture, 2008, p. 10, illustration of another example in colour
Exhibition Catalogue, Krefeld, Kunstmuseen Krefeld, Haus Lange und Haus Esters; Stockholm, Moderna Museet; Vancouver, Vancouver Art Gallery, Andreas Gursky. Werke - Works 80 - 08, 2008-09, p. 123, illustration of another example in colour
Exhibition Catalogue, Wolfsburg, Kunstmuseum; Winterthur, Fotomuseum; London, Serpentine Gallery; Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Turin, Castello di Rivoli, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea; Lisbon, Centro Cultural de Belem, Andreas Gursky. Fotografien 1994-1998, 1998-99, p. 39, illustration of another example in colour
Exhibition Catalogue, Darmstadt, Institut Mathildenhöhe, Andreas Gursky, Architecture, 2008, p. 10, illustration of another example in colour
Exhibition Catalogue, Krefeld, Kunstmuseen Krefeld, Haus Lange und Haus Esters; Stockholm, Moderna Museet; Vancouver, Vancouver Art Gallery, Andreas Gursky. Werke - Works 80 - 08, 2008-09, p. 123, illustration of another example in colour
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although there are more magenta undertones in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. The print seems lightly and evenly faded.
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"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
“I am never interested in the individual but in the human species and its environment.”
Andreas Gursky in conversation with Veit Görner, “…I generally let things develop slowly”, Gijs van Tuyl (ed.), German Open: Contemporary Art in Germany, Ostfildern-Ruit 2000, n.p.