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ANDREAS GURSKY (B. 1955)
Bibliothek
signed 'Andreas Gursky' (on a paper label affixed to the reverse)
inkjet print face-mounted to diasec, in artist's frame
70 1/2 x 126 1/4 in. (179 x 320.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1999 and printed in 2014. This work is number three from an edition of six plus two artist's proofs.
Provenance
Monika Sprüth Galerie, Cologne.
Private collection, Sweden (acquired from the above).
Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, 2001).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 2014.
Literature
New York, Museum of Modern Art; Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris and Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Andreas Gursky March 2001-September 2002, pp. 112-113, 171 and 185, no. 54 (another example exhibited and illustrated in color).
Kunstmuseen Krefeld; Moderna Museet Stockholm and Vancouver Art Gallery, Andreas Gursky Werke works 80-08, October 2008-September 2009, pp. 166-167 (another example exhibited and illustrated in color).
H. Moroff, K. Larres and R. Wittlinger, The Oxford Handbook of German Politics, Oxford, 2022, p. 462.
Special notice
On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.
Post lot text
Other examples from the edition reside in the collections of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; St. Louis Art Museum; Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris and Kunstmuseum Bonn.
Details
ANDREAS GURSKY (B. 1955)
Bibliothek
signed 'Andreas Gursky' (on a paper label affixed to the reverse)
inkjet print face-mounted to diasec, in artist's frame
70 1/2 x 126 1/4 in. (179 x 320.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1999 and printed in 2014. This work is number three from an edition of six plus two artist's proofs.
Provenance
Monika Sprüth Galerie, Cologne.
Private collection, Sweden (acquired from the above).
Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, 2001).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 2014.
Literature
New York, Museum of Modern Art; Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris and Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Andreas Gursky March 2001-September 2002, pp. 112-113, 171 and 185, no. 54 (another example exhibited and illustrated in color).
Kunstmuseen Krefeld; Moderna Museet Stockholm and Vancouver Art Gallery, Andreas Gursky Werke works 80-08, October 2008-September 2009, pp. 166-167 (another example exhibited and illustrated in color).
H. Moroff, K. Larres and R. Wittlinger, The Oxford Handbook of German Politics, Oxford, 2022, p. 462.
Special notice
On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.
Post lot text
Other examples from the edition reside in the collections of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; St. Louis Art Museum; Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris and Kunstmuseum Bonn.
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