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Thomas Struth
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Thomas Struth
- Dan Ning River, Wuxi/China
- signed, dated 1997 and numbered 5/10 on a label affixed to the reverse
- cibachrome print
- image: 129 by 161.6cm.; 50 3/4 by 63 5/8 in.;
- overall: 171 by 201.6cm.; 67 3/8 by 79 3/8 in.
Exhibited
Dallas, Museum of Art; Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Chicago, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Thomas Struth 1977-2002, 2003-2004, p. 90, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition: This work is in very good condition.
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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
The ICA first exhibited the work of German artist Thomas Struth in
its ground-breaking photographic group exhibition Another
Objectivity, 1988. Six years on the ICA presented the artist's first oneperson exhibition in the UK, Strangers and Friends. Struth's work also featured in The Institute of Cultural Anxiety, at the ICA in 1994-95.
Struth has generously donated the work Dan Ning River, Wuxi/China, 1997, which featured in the artist's retrospective Thomas Struth 1977-2002, which travelled to several American cities in 2003-04. This photograph is one of a group of works from 1997 depicting the waterways of China, a series which also includes: Boats at Wushan, Yangtse; Gorge, Wushan; and White Emperor at Wushan.
its ground-breaking photographic group exhibition Another
Objectivity, 1988. Six years on the ICA presented the artist's first oneperson exhibition in the UK, Strangers and Friends. Struth's work also featured in The Institute of Cultural Anxiety, at the ICA in 1994-95.
Struth has generously donated the work Dan Ning River, Wuxi/China, 1997, which featured in the artist's retrospective Thomas Struth 1977-2002, which travelled to several American cities in 2003-04. This photograph is one of a group of works from 1997 depicting the waterways of China, a series which also includes: Boats at Wushan, Yangtse; Gorge, Wushan; and White Emperor at Wushan.