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Auction archive: Lot number 201

Erwin Olaf

Photographs
18 Nov 2014
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$23,666 - US$31,555
Price realised:
£17,500
ca. US$27,610
Auction archive: Lot number 201

Erwin Olaf

Photographs
18 Nov 2014
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$23,666 - US$31,555
Price realised:
£17,500
ca. US$27,610
Beschreibung:

ULTIMATE CONTEMPORARY Erwin Olaf Keyhole 2 2011 Chromogenic print. 114 x 85.5 cm (44 7/8 x 33 5/8 in.) Signed, titled, dated and numbered 2/7 in ink on an artist's label affixed to the reverse of the flush-mount. This work is number 2 from the sold-out edition of 7 + 2 AP + 1 HC.
Literature E. Olaf, Own, Works 1984-2012, Antwerp: Lido, 2012, p. 5 Catalogue Essay Olaf’s Keyhole series (2011-2012) is his definitive work on visualising the unspoken. A look through the keyhole reveals a woman who is looking away from the camera. While we do not see the expression on her face, her body language – the slight hunch of her bare back – expresses emotions of loneliness and vulnerability. Within a highly stylised framework, Olaf addresses such emotional and social taboos as shame, indignation and power relationships. Olaf’s works have been exhibited internationally and are held in a number of collections, including Rijksmuseum and Stedlijk Museum, Amsterdam; and George Eastman House, Rochester. “I think that an artist should always try to reflect his personal feelings in his work…Of course I get more serious and melancholy the older I get; such is life.” Erwin Olaf Read More

Auction archive: Lot number 201
Auction:
Datum:
18 Nov 2014
Auction house:
Phillips
London
Beschreibung:

ULTIMATE CONTEMPORARY Erwin Olaf Keyhole 2 2011 Chromogenic print. 114 x 85.5 cm (44 7/8 x 33 5/8 in.) Signed, titled, dated and numbered 2/7 in ink on an artist's label affixed to the reverse of the flush-mount. This work is number 2 from the sold-out edition of 7 + 2 AP + 1 HC.
Literature E. Olaf, Own, Works 1984-2012, Antwerp: Lido, 2012, p. 5 Catalogue Essay Olaf’s Keyhole series (2011-2012) is his definitive work on visualising the unspoken. A look through the keyhole reveals a woman who is looking away from the camera. While we do not see the expression on her face, her body language – the slight hunch of her bare back – expresses emotions of loneliness and vulnerability. Within a highly stylised framework, Olaf addresses such emotional and social taboos as shame, indignation and power relationships. Olaf’s works have been exhibited internationally and are held in a number of collections, including Rijksmuseum and Stedlijk Museum, Amsterdam; and George Eastman House, Rochester. “I think that an artist should always try to reflect his personal feelings in his work…Of course I get more serious and melancholy the older I get; such is life.” Erwin Olaf Read More

Auction archive: Lot number 201
Auction:
Datum:
18 Nov 2014
Auction house:
Phillips
London
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