Thomas Struth

Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin
Natalie Karg Gallery, New York
Friedrich Christian Flick Collection, Berlin
Sale: Philips de Pury & Luxembourg, New York, Contemporary Art, 15 May 2003, Lot 39
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Hans Belting, Thomas Struth: Museum Photographs, Munich 1998, no. 7, illustration of another example in colour
Exhibition Catalogue, Hamburg, Kunsthalle, Thomas Struth: Museum Photographs, 1993-1994, 2005, p. 43, p. 104, no. 39, illustration of another example in colour

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition.
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"The idea behind the museum photographs was to retrieve masterpieces from the fate of fame, to recover them from their status as iconic paintings, to remind us that these were works which were created in a contemporary moment, by artists who had everyday lives. They can be admired but revering the artists and their work can also be an impediment. In essence, I wanted to bring together the time of the picture and the time of the viewer."

Thomas Struth in: Anette Kruszynski, Tobia Bezzola and James Lingwood, Eds., Thomas Struth, Photographs 1978-2010, New York 2010, p. 198