Private Collection, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Tokyo, Mori Art Museum; Washington D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Hiroshi Sugimoto, September 17, 2005 - May 14, 2006, p. 277 (another example exhibited and illustrated)
Hiroshi 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.
signed "Sugimoto" lower right of artist's mount; blindstamped with number "3/25 0006" in the margin gelatin silver print sheet 23 5/8 x 19 1/4 in. (60 x 49 cm) image 23 x 18 1/4 in. (58.5 x 46.5 cm) Executed in 2004, this work is number 3 from an edition of 25.
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $9,375
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