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Rineke Dijkstra
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Rineke Dijkstra
- Coney Island, NY, USA, June 20, 1993
- signed on the backing board
chromogenic print
- 59 3/8 by 50 in. 150.9 by 127 cm.
- Executed in 1993, this work is number 2 from an edition of 6.
Provenance
Galerie Bob von Orsouw, Zürich
Christie's, London, February 6, 2002, lot 113
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Christie's, London, February 6, 2002, lot 113
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
Essen, Museum Folkwang; Leipzig, Galerie der Hochschule fur Grafik und Buchkunst, Rineke Dijkstra Menschenbilder, March - June 1998, p. 21, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Paris, Jeu de Paume; Fotomuseum Winterthur; Fundacio La Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum CS, Rineke Dijkstra Portraits, December 2004 - December 2006, p. 22, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Literature
Brigid Uccia, Rineke Dijkstra. Beaches, Zürich, 1996, p. 15, illustrated in color
Andy Grundberg, "Out of the Blue," Artforum, May 1997, p. 86, illustrated in color
Sarah Boxer, "The Guggenheim Sounds the Alarm: It Ain't Necessarily So," The New York Times, March 1999, p. E37, illustrated
Jessica Morgan, ed., Rineke Dijkstra. Portraits, Boston, 2001, p. 35, illustrated in color
Andy Grundberg, "Out of the Blue," Artforum, May 1997, p. 86, illustrated in color
Sarah Boxer, "The Guggenheim Sounds the Alarm: It Ain't Necessarily So," The New York Times, March 1999, p. E37, illustrated
Jessica Morgan, ed., Rineke Dijkstra. Portraits, Boston, 2001, p. 35, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in good overall condition. There are faint horizontal undulations in the sheet visible in the margins. There is a faint 2 ½ inch line of discoloration in the margin of the photograph located approximately 9 inches from the bottom and 4 inches from the left edge of the photograph. The sheet has very slightly yellowed with age. Framed under glass.
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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.
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.