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Tom Hunter
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Tom Hunter
- Woman Reading A Possession Order
- cibachrome print mounted on board
- 150 by 120cm.; 59 by 47 1/4 in.
- Executed in 1997, this work is from an edition of 5.
Provenance
Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
London, National Portrait Gallery, John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award, 1998, another example exhibited
London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Breathless! Photography & Time, 2000, another example exhibited
Sheffield, Millennium Gallery, Can Art Save Us?, 2009-10, another example exhibited
London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Breathless! Photography & Time, 2000, another example exhibited
Sheffield, Millennium Gallery, Can Art Save Us?, 2009-10, another example exhibited
Literature
Jonathan Barnbrook, Young British Artists: The Saatchi Gallery Decade, London 1999, p. 576, illustrated in colour
Martin Maloney, I Am A Camera: The Saatchi Gallery, London 2002, p. 60-61, illustrated in colour
Ex. Cat., London, Saatchi Gallery, The New Neurotic Realism, 1999, n.p., illustrated in colour
Martin Maloney, I Am A Camera: The Saatchi Gallery, London 2002, p. 60-61, illustrated in colour
Ex. Cat., London, Saatchi Gallery, The New Neurotic Realism, 1999, n.p., illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. Visible only upon extremely close inspection in raking light, there are a few unobtrusive surface irregularities to the print which seem to be original, and two further small irregularities to the coating to the extreme lower edge, approximately 20cm. and 30cm. from the lower right corner.
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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
“I took this in 1997, for my master's degree show at the Royal College of Art. The 17th-century golden age of Dutch painting had had a massive impact on me: the way they dealt with ordinary people, not kings, queens and generals. I thought if I could borrow their style for squatters and travellers, it would elevate their status. In this shot, inspired by Vermeer's Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window, my next-door neighbour is reading the possession order.”
Tom Hunter
quoted in Andrew Pulver, ‘Photographer Tom Hunter’s Best Shot,’ The Guardian, 4 November 2009, online resource