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Art of Collecting: A Pacific Island Connoisseur of Art and Design
HERB RITTS (1952–2002)
Backflip, Paradise Cove, 1987
Details
HERB RITTS (1952–2002)
Backflip, Paradise Cove, 1987
gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated and numbered '5/7' in ink (verso); credited, titled, dated and numbered on affixed gallery label (frame backing board)
overall framed: 56 1/2 x 47 x 1 1/2 in. (143.5 x 119.3 x 3.8 cm.)
This work is number five from an edition of seven, plus three artist's proofs.
Backflip, Paradise Cove, 1987
gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated and numbered '5/7' in ink (verso); credited, titled, dated and numbered on affixed gallery label (frame backing board)
overall framed: 56 1/2 x 47 x 1 1/2 in. (143.5 x 119.3 x 3.8 cm.)
This work is number five from an edition of seven, plus three artist's proofs.
Provenance
Private Collection, United Kingdom;
Phillips de Pury & Company, London, November 8, 2012, lot 34;
acquired from the above by the present owner.
Phillips de Pury & Company, London, November 8, 2012, lot 34;
acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
Herb Ritts, Herb Ritts, Pictures, Twin Palm, Santa Fe, 1988, pl. 84.
Trevor Fairbrother et al., Herb Ritts: Work, Bulfinch Press, Boston, 1996, pl. 2.
Herb Ritts, The Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Thames & Hudson, London, 1999, pl. 4.
Charles Churchward et al., Herb Ritts: The Golden Hour: A Photographer's Life and His World, Rizzoli, New York, 2010, p. 301.
Exhibition catalogue, Herb Ritts: L.A. Style, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2012, pl. 19, p. 48.
Herb Ritts: In Full Light, Contrasto, Rome, 2014, cover, p. 4.
Herb Ritts: In Equilibrio, Contrasto, Rome, 2016, p. 5.
Trevor Fairbrother et al., Herb Ritts: Work, Bulfinch Press, Boston, 1996, pl. 2.
Herb Ritts, The Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Thames & Hudson, London, 1999, pl. 4.
Charles Churchward et al., Herb Ritts: The Golden Hour: A Photographer's Life and His World, Rizzoli, New York, 2010, p. 301.
Exhibition catalogue, Herb Ritts: L.A. Style, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2012, pl. 19, p. 48.
Herb Ritts: In Full Light, Contrasto, Rome, 2014, cover, p. 4.
Herb Ritts: In Equilibrio, Contrasto, Rome, 2016, p. 5.
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