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Chris Killip
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Christopher Killip
- Rocker and Rosie Going Home, Seacoal Beach, Lynemouth, Northumberland, UK, 1984
- photograph on paper
Oversized silver print, flush-mounted. Signed, dated 1988 and annotated Newcastle in pencil by the artist on the reverse of the mount.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist by the present owner
Exhibited
Through the Looking Glass. Photographic Art in Britain 1945-1989, Barbican Art Gallery, London 1989.
Literature
Gerry Badger, Chris Killip, London, Phaidon Press, 2001, illustrated p.87.
Condition
Framed.
This print is in excellent condition.
With traces of original retouching, mainly in the lower third, the largest near the lower left edge ca. 3.5cm.
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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. 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
Chris Killip’s work from the North East of England in the 1970s and 1980s defined an era of photographic history. In a clear eyed and realist aesthetic his portrait studies with views of the land, sea and sky are a social documentary of the Thatcher years. By capturing everything that shapes these grave and serious faces (see also lots 136, 218 and 220) he reveals the elusive facets of the human spirit. Rocker and Rosie is one of Chris Killip’s finest and best known images, a photograph about life itself, the human condition. It was used for the cover of his second monograph In Flagrante which was accompanied by an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1988 that went on tour across Europe.