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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 GBP
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Description
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Bay of Sagami, Atami
- signed on a label affixed to the backing board
- gelatin silver print, in artist's frame
- print: 119.4 by 149.2cm.; 47 by 58 3/4 in.
- framed: 152.4 by 182.2cm.; 60 by 71 3/4 in.
- Executed in 1997, this work is number 5 from an edition of 5.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Condition
Condition:
The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition.
"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."
"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
"Can someone today view a scene just as primitive man might have?... Although the land is forever changing its form, the sea, I thought, is immutable. Thus began my travels back through time to the ancient seas of the world."
Hiroshi Sugimoto quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, Tokyo, Mori Art Museum, Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2005, p. 109.