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Richard Prince

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150.000 $ - 250.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
161.000 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 9

Richard Prince

Schätzpreis
150.000 $ - 250.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
161.000 $
Beschreibung:

Richard Prince Untitled (Man's hand with watch) 1980 Ektacolor print 38 3/4 x 58 in. (98.4 x 147.3 cm.) Signed, numbered and dated "R. Prince 1/1 1980" on the reverse. This work is unique.
Provenance Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York Private Collection Christie's, New York, Contemporary Art Day Sale, November 21, 1996, lot 286 Metropolitan Bank and Trust Collection, New York Christie’s London, Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale, February 6, 2003, lot 751 Acquired from the above sale by the present owner Literature K. Kertess, Photography Transformed: The Metropolitan Bank and Trust Collection, cat no. 191, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2002, p.248 (illustrated) Catalogue Essay “It’s like the watches. The way they were presented in say, the magazines, looking like living things. That’s what I liked. They look like they had egos…” RICHARD PRINCE 1988 Prince’s early practice of re-photography largely set the tone for his extensive body of work that followed. The artist spent the beginning of his career in TIME magazine’s tear sheets department, sparking his interest in appropriation and iconography alike. Untitled (Man’s hand with watch), 1980, is exemplary of the artist’s early impulse to completely de-aestheticize work as a means of infusing meaning and creating a sleight of hand conceptual dimension. In simultaneously enlarging the image of the watch and reducing the print advertisement to an image of the product in isolation, Prince commenced his discourse at the juncture of high art and mainstream media– an exploration that has spanned the narrative of his career to date. In presenting his audience with a magazine advertisement even further diluted than they may have initially encountered it in their everyday lives, the artist implicitly challenges the viewer to approach the work with a heightened consciousness and thus to evaluate the effect of advertisements and images being routinely force fed to them on a daily basis. Here, and throughout the early stages of his career, Prince sought to unhinge the art image binary, building upon the minimalist maxims that had gained traction throughout the 1970s, and cementing his own place in the history of art. Read More Artist Bio Richard Prince American • 1947 While some artists are known for a signature style, Richard Prince is most closely associated with his subject matter: for instance, Cowboys, his series of the Marlboro man magnified between 1980 and 1994; Nurses, sinister yet seductive, all copies from pulp novel covers; joke text paintings, simple block lettering of his own or appropriated jokes. Often labelled an artist of the Pictures Generation alongside Cindy Sherman and Robert Longo Prince has been said to be the contemporary artist who most understands the depth and influence of mass media over life in the 20th and 21st centuries. In whichever medium Prince chooses to work, he stays within the realm of appropriation. Of course Prince is not met without controversy, and he has been on the losing end of several lawsuits involving copyright infringement. His "Instagram" series — unedited reproductions of content posted by models, influencers and celebrities on their personal feeds — sold for upwards of $100,000 at primary market, making for a memorable moment at Frieze Week New York in 2015. View More Works

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 9
Auktion:
Datum:
16.05.2013
Auktionshaus:
Phillips
New York
Beschreibung:

Richard Prince Untitled (Man's hand with watch) 1980 Ektacolor print 38 3/4 x 58 in. (98.4 x 147.3 cm.) Signed, numbered and dated "R. Prince 1/1 1980" on the reverse. This work is unique.
Provenance Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York Private Collection Christie's, New York, Contemporary Art Day Sale, November 21, 1996, lot 286 Metropolitan Bank and Trust Collection, New York Christie’s London, Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale, February 6, 2003, lot 751 Acquired from the above sale by the present owner Literature K. Kertess, Photography Transformed: The Metropolitan Bank and Trust Collection, cat no. 191, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2002, p.248 (illustrated) Catalogue Essay “It’s like the watches. The way they were presented in say, the magazines, looking like living things. That’s what I liked. They look like they had egos…” RICHARD PRINCE 1988 Prince’s early practice of re-photography largely set the tone for his extensive body of work that followed. The artist spent the beginning of his career in TIME magazine’s tear sheets department, sparking his interest in appropriation and iconography alike. Untitled (Man’s hand with watch), 1980, is exemplary of the artist’s early impulse to completely de-aestheticize work as a means of infusing meaning and creating a sleight of hand conceptual dimension. In simultaneously enlarging the image of the watch and reducing the print advertisement to an image of the product in isolation, Prince commenced his discourse at the juncture of high art and mainstream media– an exploration that has spanned the narrative of his career to date. In presenting his audience with a magazine advertisement even further diluted than they may have initially encountered it in their everyday lives, the artist implicitly challenges the viewer to approach the work with a heightened consciousness and thus to evaluate the effect of advertisements and images being routinely force fed to them on a daily basis. Here, and throughout the early stages of his career, Prince sought to unhinge the art image binary, building upon the minimalist maxims that had gained traction throughout the 1970s, and cementing his own place in the history of art. Read More Artist Bio Richard Prince American • 1947 While some artists are known for a signature style, Richard Prince is most closely associated with his subject matter: for instance, Cowboys, his series of the Marlboro man magnified between 1980 and 1994; Nurses, sinister yet seductive, all copies from pulp novel covers; joke text paintings, simple block lettering of his own or appropriated jokes. Often labelled an artist of the Pictures Generation alongside Cindy Sherman and Robert Longo Prince has been said to be the contemporary artist who most understands the depth and influence of mass media over life in the 20th and 21st centuries. In whichever medium Prince chooses to work, he stays within the realm of appropriation. Of course Prince is not met without controversy, and he has been on the losing end of several lawsuits involving copyright infringement. His "Instagram" series — unedited reproductions of content posted by models, influencers and celebrities on their personal feeds — sold for upwards of $100,000 at primary market, making for a memorable moment at Frieze Week New York in 2015. View More Works

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 9
Auktion:
Datum:
16.05.2013
Auktionshaus:
Phillips
New York
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