Property of a Renowned Private Collection
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Yasser Arafat
- Estimate
- £10,000 - 15,000‡
£12,065
Lot Details
artist made gelatin silver print, mounted
signed 'Hiroshi Sugimoto', printed title, date and number 5/5 on an artist label affixed to the reverse of the frame
image 149.2 x 119.4 cm (58 3/4 x 47 in.)
frame 182.2 x 152.4 cm (71 3/4 x 60 in.)
frame 182.2 x 152.4 cm (71 3/4 x 60 in.)
Executed in 1999, this work is number 5 from an edition of 5.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Japanese | 1948Hiroshi Sugimoto's work examines the concepts of time, space and the metaphysics of human existence through breathtakingly perfect images of theaters, mathematical forms, wax figures and seascapes. His 8 x 10 inch, large-format camera and long exposures give an almost eerie serenity to his images, treating the photograph as an ethereal time capsule and challenging its associations of the 'instant.' In his famed Seascapes, Sugimoto sublimely captures the nature of water and air, sharpening and blurring the elements together into a seamless, formless entity. This reflection of the human condition and its relationship with time follows through his exploration of historical topics and timeless beauty as he uniquely replicates the world around us.
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