Nobuyoshi Araki - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale New York Tuesday, November 10, 2015 | Phillips

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 10 November 2015 11am

  • Provenance

    Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo

  • Exhibited

    Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, Nobuyoshi Araki: "Theater of Love," February 18 - March 26, 2011

  • Literature

    Nobuyoshi Araki: "Theater of Love,"exh. cat., Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, February 18 - March 26, 2011 (image "i" illustrated)

  • Catalogue Essay

    "I found a cabinet sized box labeled ‘Theater of Love’. I opened it to find about 150 prints. It’s from around ‘65. Back then I used to click away with my Olympus Pen F, making these patchy prints using thermal development on purpose; the woman, the era, and the place are all photographed there, it’s all expressed. So, I used to say ‘Theater of Love’ back then, eh. Well, anyway, it’s good, huh, they are good photos. This sort of thing isn’t going to happen on digital." Nobuyoshi Araki, 2010

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Nobuyoshi Araki

Five works from the Theater of Love Series

circa 1965
unique vintage gelatin silver prints
each 5 x 6 in. (12.7 x 15.2 cm)
(i) Signed and inscribed "11-27 Nobuyoshi Araki" on the reverse.
(ii) Signed and inscribed "3-13-20 Nobuyoshi Araki" on the reverse.
(iii) Signed and inscribed "27-22 Nobuyoshi Araki" on the reverse.
(iv) Signed and inscribed "5-4 Nobuyoshi Araki" on the reverse.
(v) Signed and inscribed "3-13-21 Nobuyoshi Araki" on the reverse.

Estimate
$18,000 - 22,000 

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 10 November 2015 11am