ANDREAS GURSKY | Autobahn, Mettmann

framed, Robert Miller Gallery and Milwaukee Art Museum labels on the reverse

Robert Miller Gallery, New York

Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1999

Krefeld, Museum Haus Lange and Haus Esters, Andreas Gursky: Werke 80 – 08, October 2008 - January 2009, illustrated in color (edition no. unknown)

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Andreas Gursky, March - May 2001, p. 127, pl. 34, illustrated in color (edition no. unknown)

Milwaukee Art Museum; Seattle, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington; Columbus Museum of Art; Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum, Currents 27: Andreas Gursky, February 1998 - January 1999, cat. no. 2, illustrated in color (the present example exhibited)

Düsseldorf, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Andreas Gursky Photographs from 1984 to the Present, August - October 1998, p. 53, illustrated in color (edition no. unknown) 

Liverpool, Tate Gallery Liverpool, Andreas Gursky Images, July - August 1995, p. 57, illustrated in color (edition no. unknown)

Malmö, Center for Contemporary Art, Andreas Gursky, March - May 1995, illustrated in color (edition no. unknown)

Amsterdam, De Appel Foundation, Andreas Gursky, Fotografien 1984-1993, May - July 1994, p. 116, illustrated in color (edition no. unknown)

This chromogenic print is in generally excellent condition. The colors remain vibrant and saturated with no apparent fading. Upon very close inspection, hairline faint scratches, minor soiling and dust on the acrylic surface are visible overall. A small piece of the artist's frame at the inner lower left corner, appears to be missing. This might be a feature of the wood. This is not visible when the work is viewed from a normal distance.
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