MICHAEL DWECK | Sonya, Poles (Montauk)

mural-sized, flush-mounted, signed, titled, dated, and editioned 'AP-3' in ink on the reverse, framed, 2002, printed in 2010, artist’s proof number 3 of 3 in addition to the numbered edition of 5

Michael Dweck, The End: Montauk, N. Y. (New York, 2015), cover and unpaginated

While this photograph has not been examined out of frame, it appears to be in generally excellent condition.
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In 2003, Sotheby’s presented a large exhibition of photographs by Michael Dweck, the first such event for the photographer and the first time Sotheby's hosted an exhibition dedicated to a living photographer.  The Sotheby’s exhibition showcased Dweck’s major body of work celebrating the local fishing and surfing subculture of Montauk, New York. Dweck's profound affection for the Ditch Plains community and his adept technical skill led to the publication of his first monograph, The End: Montauk, N. Y., long since out of print.Over the intervening years, Dweck has exhibited his photographs worldwide and continues to investigate subcultures throughout the United States and beyond. Recent bodies of work include Habana Libre, an exploration of Cuba’s bohemian artists and privileged elite, and Mermaids, a series of underwater nudes (see Lot 25).  His latest project, an investigation into the last stock car racetrack in Riverhead, New York, culminated in ‘The Last Race,' a film which premiered at Sundance in the spring of 2018 and will open nationwide this fall.

Fifteen years after the first exhibition, Sotheby’s is pleased to again present the photographs of Michael Dweck.  A small retrospective selling exhibition will be on view concurrent with the Contemporary Photographs presale exhibition. 

This photograph is AP 3/3 aside from the sold out numbered edition of 5.