Hiroshi Sugimoto - Modern and Contemporary Editions New York Sunday, November 15, 2009 | Phillips

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  • Catalogue Essay

    Including: The Music Lesson; Devonian Period; Earliest Human Relatives; Permian Land; Homo Ergaster; Cro-Magnon; Neanderthal; Gorilla and PolarBear.

  • 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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Origins of Love

2004
The complete set of eight duotone offset prints and one pigmented color iris print, on Parilux gloss text paper mounted to 4 ply Rising Museum Board (as issued), the full sheets,
13 x 12 1/8 in. (33 x 30.8 cm)
signed and numbered 44/50 in silver ink and pencil respectively on the colophon (there were also 5 artist's proofs), the Music Lesson embossed with title and numbering, published by Yoshii Gallery, New York, all in excellent condition, all framed, with original handmade wooden box.

Estimate
$12,000 - 15,000 

Sold for $15,000

Modern and Contemporary Editions

15 Nov 2009
New York