Contemporary Photographs

Contemporary Photographs

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 45. 'Christmas wreaths, Saint Lucie, a nice dog, railroad stations, the Eiffel Tower, all of that is beautiful' (from The Blind).

Property from an Important Private American Collection

Sophie Calle

'Christmas wreaths, Saint Lucie, a nice dog, railroad stations, the Eiffel Tower, all of that is beautiful' (from The Blind)

Lot Closed

October 5, 06:50 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Sophie Calle

b. 1953

'Christmas wreaths, Saint Lucie, a nice dog, railroad stations, the Eiffel Tower, all of that is beautiful' (from The Blind)


an installation consisting of 3 chromogenic prints, one gelatin silver print, and one text panel, each mounted to aluminum, framed to the photographer's specifications, 1986 (5)

panels: various sizes to 28 by 13 ¼ in. (71.1 by 33.7 cm.)

frames: various sizes to 31 by 16 in. (78.7 by 40.6 cm.)

Fred Hoffman Gallery, Inc., Santa Monica, 1990
Die wahren Geschichten der Sophie Calle (Kassel: Museum Fridericianum, 2000), p. 53

Sophie Calle (Hannover: Sprengel Museum, 2002), pp. 70-1 and 88