Hiroshi Sugimoto - New Now London Tuesday, July 13, 2021 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Gagosian, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2010

  • 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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Fujisawa Municipal Gymnasium

signed ‘Hiroshi Sugimoto’ on the backing board; stamped with the number ‘5/25’ lower right; numbered ‘5/25' on the reverse of the backing board
gelatin silver print
60.7 x 48.2 cm (23 7/8 x 18 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1997, this work is number 5 from an edition of 25.

Estimate
£7,000 - 9,000 

Sold for £5,040

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Simon Tovey
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New Now

London Auction 13 July 2021