Sale 1274
| New York
| New York
Estimate$8,000 – $12,000
Provenance:
From the artist;
to a private collection, Germany;
Artnet, July 31, 2018, lot 125704
Literature:
Szarkowski, William Eggleston's Guide, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1976, p. 104
Sussman & Weski, William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video 1961-2008, Whitney Museum of American Art, 2009, pl. 34, pp. 84-85
If Eggleston's perspective is essentially romantic...it has generally been expressed in a style heavy with special effects: glints and shadows, dramatic simplicities, familiar symbols, and idiosyncratic technique.
JOHN SZARKOWSKI
Deeply saturated, vibrantly colored print on semi-gloss, double-weight paper with margins. Tiny ding, upper left quadrant, visible in a raking light only. Classic Eggleston, in very good condition. Sold framed.
Frame dimensions: 18 x 22 1/2in. (plexi)
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