Lot 437
  • 437

Christopher Williams

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Christopher Williams
  • Kiev MC Arsat PCS 4.5/55 mm Shift Lens, Focal Length: 55 mm, Aperture scale: 4.5 to 22, Focusing Scale: 0.3 m (0.98 ft) to infinity, Minimum Focusing distance: 1.2 feet (0.5 meters), Field of view: 69 degrees (with shift) 84 degrees (with shift), Number of Elements: Nine elements in seven groups, Filter size: 72 mm, Weight: 2 lbs, Serial Number 0051, Photography by the Douglas M. Parker Studio, Los Angeles, California, January 27, 2007.
  • signed, partially titled, dated 07 and numbered AP on the reverse
  • gelatin silver print
  • 16 by 20 in. 40.6 by 58.8 cm.
  • Executed in 2007, this work is an artist's proof from an edition of 10, plus 4 artist's proofs.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist

Exhibited

Berlin, Haubrok Foundation, Christopher Williams, April - July 2007 (another example exhibited)
Brussels, Galerie Catherine Bastide, Group Exhibition, November 2008 - January 2009 (another example exhibited)

Condition

This work is in excellent condition overall. The print is window matted. Framed under Plexiglas. This work was not examined out of its frame.
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