Hiroshi Sugimoto - Modern & Contemporary Editions New York Tuesday, June 2, 2009 | Phillips

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  • Artist Biography

    Hiroshi Sugimoto

    Japanese • 1948

    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.

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U.A. Walker Theatre, New York

1978
Photoetching, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins,
I. 11 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (29.2 x 37.5 cm);
S. 17 x 21 in. (43.2 x 53.3 cm)

signed in pencil, numbered 0420/1000 on a label affixed to the case, published by Eyestorm and Sonnabend Sundell Editions, London and New York, in excellent condition, unframed, contained in original metal hinged case. 

Estimate
$800 - 1,200 

Sold for $2,750

Modern & Contemporary Editions

2 June 2009, 2pm
New York