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474 - Modern Photography Boltanski, Christian Portrait chinois de …
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Modern Photography Boltanski, Christian Portrait chinois de C.B. Diptych. 2006. Each a C-print on lightweight Velin card. Each 35 x 27.6 cm (47 x 35 cm). – The corners are only minimally and barely noticeably bumped; the image shows isolated, faint surface scuffs. Overall, very good condition. Magnificent, rich prints with margins. One of 50 copies of the special edition “Boltanski. Time”, each of which was signed and numbered in the book (publication not included). - Published by Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern. - The French artist Christian Boltanski regards his work as a form of searching for traces. Using objects of memory, he reconstructs life stories and creates identities. The resulting fragmentary biographies constantly revolve around central themes such as time, transience, death, absence and loss. For the work “Portrait chinois de C.B.”, the artist draws on strips of historical photographs from various sources. The resulting faces appear both familiar and alien to us. Fictional figures, pieced together from anonymous fragments, whose stories remain untold. Portrait chinois de C.B. Diptych. 2006. C-type print on light wove card. - Corners only minimally and barely noticeably bumped; occasional faint surface streaks within the image. Overall in very good condition. Splendid, rich prints with margins. - One of 50 copies of the special edition ‘Boltanski. Time’, signed and numbered in the book (publication not included). - Published by Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern. - French artist Christian Boltanski regards his work as a form of investigation. Using objects of memory, he reconstructs life stories and creates identities. The resulting fragmentary biographies constantly revolve around fundamental concepts such as time, transience, death, absence and loss. For the work ‘Portrait chinois de C.B.’, the artist uses strips of historical photographs from various sources. The resulting faces appear familiar and yet strange to us. Fictional figures, composed of anonymous fragments, whose history remains untold.
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Auction time 07/11/2026 at 11:00 AM
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