Hiroshi Sugimoto - Evening & Day Editions London Wednesday, June 8, 2016 | Phillips

Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 9 June 2016

  • 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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Hiroshi Sugimoto

U.A. Walker, New York

1978/2000
Photo-etching, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins, with accompanying bound book,
I. 29.2 x 37.5 cm (11 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.)
S. 43.2 x 53.3 cm (17 x 20 7/8 in.)
signed in pencil and numbered 0709/1000 (printed) on a label affixed to the case, published by Eyestorm, London and Sonnabend Sundell Editions, New York, the photo-etching contained in the original metal hinged case, the book contained in a silver cardboard slipcase.

Estimate
£1,000 - 1,500 

Sold for £2,500

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Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 9 June 2016