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Aletschgletscher
Details
Andreas Gursky (b. 1955)
Aletschgletscher
signed, titled, numbered and dated 'Andreas Gursky Aletschgletscher 1993 1/4' (on the reverse)
colour coupler print
70¾ x 84¾in. (179.5 x 215cm.)
Executed in 1993, this work is number one from an edition of four
Aletschgletscher
signed, titled, numbered and dated 'Andreas Gursky Aletschgletscher 1993 1/4' (on the reverse)
colour coupler print
70¾ x 84¾in. (179.5 x 215cm.)
Executed in 1993, this work is number one from an edition of four
Provenance
Monika Sprüth Galerie, Cologne.
Achenbach Kunsthandel, Dusseldorf.
Hans Grothe and Thomas Grothe, Gruenwald.
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, 1 April 2008, lot 56.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Achenbach Kunsthandel, Dusseldorf.
Hans Grothe and Thomas Grothe, Gruenwald.
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, 1 April 2008, lot 56.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited
Hamburg, Deichtorhallen; and Amsterdam, De Appel Foundation, Andreas Gursky Photographs 1984-1993, 1994, pp. 13 and 124(another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 75; another from the edition installation view from Monika Sprüth, Cologne, p. 4).
Liverpool, Tate Gallery, Andreas Gursky: Images, 1995, p. 67 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 33).
Malmö, Center for Contemporary Art, Andreas Gursky at the Rooseum, 1995 (another from the edition exhibited, detail illustrated in colour, on the cover and back cover).
Rochechouart, Chateau de Rochechouart, Des limites du Tableau aux possibilites de la peinture, 1995 (another from the edition exhibited).
Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurter Kunstverein and Schirn Kunsthalle, Prospect 96. Photographie in der Gegenwartskunst, 1996, p. 358 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 166).
Dusseldorf, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Andreas Gursky- Photographs from 1984 to the Present, 1998, p. 19 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 117).
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Andreas Gursky, 2001, pp. 106 and 194, no. 26 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 107).
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Andreas Gursky, 2001 (another from the edition exhibited).
Krefeld, Kunstmuseen Krefeld, Andreas Gursky. Werke - Work 80 - 08, 2009, p. 251 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 110). This exhibition later travelled to Stockholm, Moderna Museet and Vancouver, Vancouver Art Gallery.
Humlebæk, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Andreas Gursky at Louisiana, 2012, pp. 92 and 131 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 93).
Liverpool, Tate Gallery, Andreas Gursky: Images, 1995, p. 67 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 33).
Malmö, Center for Contemporary Art, Andreas Gursky at the Rooseum, 1995 (another from the edition exhibited, detail illustrated in colour, on the cover and back cover).
Rochechouart, Chateau de Rochechouart, Des limites du Tableau aux possibilites de la peinture, 1995 (another from the edition exhibited).
Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurter Kunstverein and Schirn Kunsthalle, Prospect 96. Photographie in der Gegenwartskunst, 1996, p. 358 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 166).
Dusseldorf, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Andreas Gursky- Photographs from 1984 to the Present, 1998, p. 19 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 117).
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Andreas Gursky, 2001, pp. 106 and 194, no. 26 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 107).
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Andreas Gursky, 2001 (another from the edition exhibited).
Krefeld, Kunstmuseen Krefeld, Andreas Gursky. Werke - Work 80 - 08, 2009, p. 251 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 110). This exhibition later travelled to Stockholm, Moderna Museet and Vancouver, Vancouver Art Gallery.
Humlebæk, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Andreas Gursky at Louisiana, 2012, pp. 92 and 131 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 93).
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