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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Joe: 2073
signed on a label affixed to the reverse
- gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
- 59 by 47 1/2 in. 149.9 by 120.7 cm.
- Executed in 2004, this work is number 2 from an edition of 5.
Provenance
Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
St. Louis, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, Hiroshi Sugimoto: Photographs of Joe, May - October 2006 (another example exhibited)
Condition
This work is in very good condition. There is evidence of light handling and wear around the edges. There is a fine surface abrasion located 6 ¾ inches from the top and 4 ½ inches from the right edge. There is a small dent located along the photograph's bottom edge, approximately 5 inches from the left. There is a concentrated area of abrasions which appears to have been professionally conserved, located approximately 14 ½ inches from the bottom and 1 inch from the right edge. There are two pinpoint spot accretions 21 ½ inches from the bottom and 15 ½ inches from the left edge. Unframed.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.