Property of a Prominent Corporation
Madoka Takagi
New York (from My Place)
Lot Closed
April 7, 04:28 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Prominent Corporation
Madoka Takagi
1956 - 2015
New York (from My Place)
44 platinum prints, each signed, dated, editioned '1/7,' and annotated with the location in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1989-90, printed in 2005 (44)
images: each 13 ¼ by 10 ½ in. (33.7 by 26.7 cm.)
frames: each 20 ½ by 16 ½ in. (52.1 by 41.9 cm.)
Acquired from the photographer, 2006, Solomon Fine Art, Monarch Beach, CA, as agent
Madoka Takagi traversed New York City in 1989-90 with an 8-by-10 inch camera, capturing a rapidly changing cityscape. The sumptuous platinum prints made from these negatives transform a bustling, chaotic city into a place of stillness and beauty.
Works from this series are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
