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Andreas Gursky (b. 1955)
Lot 213 PROPERTY FROM THE SIGGI AND SISSY LOCH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Andreas Gursky (b. 1955)

Ayamonte

Closed28 June 2012

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GBP 91,250

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Andreas Gursky (b. 1955)
Ayamonte
signed, titled, numbered and dated 'Ayamonte '97 3/6 A. Gursky' (on the reverse)
chromogenic print
68 x 98in. (174.6 x 250.9cm.)
Executed in 1997, this work is number three from an edition of six

Anon. sale, Christie's New York, 14 November 2007, lot 500.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

'I am interested in the ideal typical approximation of everyday phenomena - in creating the essence of reality. In fact, I always seek to create the ultimate image'
A. Gursky quoted in F. Nicolaus, "Andreas Gursky. Reporter des Weltgeistes," Stern, no. 6, February 26, 2007, p. 50.