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WALEAD BESHTY | Transparency (Negative) [Kodak Portra-400NC Em. No. 2031: April 25-27, 2010 LAX/JFK BOS/SFO SFO/LAX]
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Walead Beshty
- Transparency (Negative) [Kodak Portra-400NC Em. No. 2031: April 25-27, 2010 LAX/JFK BOS/SFO SFO/LAX]
- image: 151 by 110 cm.; 59 1/2 by 43 3/8 in.
- frame: 174 by 134 cm.; 68 1/2 by 52 3/4 in.
Epson Ultrachrome K3 archival inkjet print on paperExecuted in 2011, this work is number 1 from an edition of 1, plus 1 artist's proof.
Provenance
Regen Projects, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
San Francisco, Fraenkel Gallery, 'The Unphotographable', January - March 2013, pl. 40, illustrated in colour (edition no. unknown)
London, Science Museum, 'Revelations: Experiments in Photography', March 2015 – February 2016
London, Science Museum, 'Revelations: Experiments in Photography', March 2015 – February 2016
Condition
This work is in very good condition.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
"In the 'Transparencies' – the x-ray photographs featuring those banded hazy
colour fields – there’s a kind of compression of the travel that film went through. All of
it goes into a single surface." Walead Beshty
Carolyn Sortor, 'Interview: Walead Beshty', C-Cyte, online
colour fields – there’s a kind of compression of the travel that film went through. All of
it goes into a single surface." Walead Beshty
Carolyn Sortor, 'Interview: Walead Beshty', C-Cyte, online