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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
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Description
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Red Sea
- signed, titled, dated 1992, and numbered 1/5 on a label affixed to the backing
- gelatin silver print in artist's frame
- 47 by 55 1/8 in.
- 119.4 by 140 cm.
- Executed in 1992, this work is number 1 from an edition of 5.
Provenance
Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum; Gunma, Hara Museum ARC; Akron Art Museum, Sugimoto, November 1995 – January 1999, another example exhibited
Tokyo, Maison Hermes 8F Forum, L'histoire de l'histoire, October - December 2003, another example exhibited
Tokyo, Maison Hermes 8F Forum, L'histoire de l'histoire, October - December 2003, another example exhibited
Literature
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Sugimoto, Houston, 1995, p. 75, another example illustrated
Thomas Kellein, Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Exposed, 1995, p. 81, another example illustrated
Thomas Kellein, Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Exposed, 1995, p. 81, another example illustrated
Condition
This work is in excellent condition. Under raking light there are no visible surface scratches. Framed under Plexiglas.
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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.
Catalogue Note
Hiroshi Sugimoto’s seascapes, devoid of all human presence and indication of context, cause the viewer to meditate on the beauty of nature. Among these are the night seascapes, such as Red Sea, in which the darkness of the image initially challenges the viewer’s ability to distinguish the subtleties within the composition and incites further contemplation, ultimately drawing the viewer more deeply into the scene. These intensely metaphysical and existential photographs evoke the historical sublime, the boundlessness of nature that one senses extending infinitely beyond the camera’s field of view.
This moving series recalls the black or brown and grey paintings made by Mark Rothko in the last year of his life, from 1969-1970. The vibrating surface of his canvases express violently opposing forces of dark against light, divided at a horizon. Similarly, Sugimoto's seascapes arouse such notions of awe and transcendence from its viewer.