73244: Thomas Struth (German, b. 1954) Pantheon, Rome

Thomas Struth (German, b. 1954) Pantheon, Rome, 1990 Dye coupler print, printed 1993 54-3x4 x 85 inches (139.1 x 215.9 cm) (image) 72-1x4 x 93-3x4 inches (sheet) Signed, titled, dated, and editioned 10x10 in pencil, verso. Property from a Private Collection PROVENANCE: Marian Goodman Gallery, New York; Private collection, acquired from the above; Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 2008, lot 476; Acquired by the present owner from the above. EXHIBITED: List Art Center, David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, "The Rome Studio," April 24-June 6, 1993, illustrated in the catalogue, p. 43 (another example exhibited); The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts (and elsewhere), "Thomas Struth: Strangers and Friends, Photographs 1986-1992," January 19, 1994-April 9, 1995, illustrated in the catalogue, pp. 10-11 (another example exhibited); Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, "After Art: Rethinking 150 Years of Photography," December 4, 1994-March 5, 1995, illustrated in the catalogue, p. 89 (another example exhibited); Kunstmuseum, Bonn, "Thomas Struth Strassen Fotografie 1976 bis 1995," July 12-September 24, 1995, illustrated in the catalogue, p. 111 (another example exhibited); The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "On the Edge: Contemporary Art from the Werner and Elaine Danheisser Collection," September 30, 1997-January 20, 1998, illustrated in the catalogue, p. 129 (another example exhibited); Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas (and elsewhere), "Thomas Struth," May 12, 2002-September 3, 2003, illustrated in the catalogue, p. 119. Executed in 1990, Pantheon is the most significant of Struth's now complete series of Museum Photographs, a project that occupied him for over fifteen years. Like his mentors, Bernd and Hilla Becher, architecture is a central theme of Struth's photographs. Epic in its grandeur, Pantheon is a monumental tour de force. Widely exhibited, his celebrated Museum Photographs series captures tourists viewing iconic works of art throughout the world. Struth described "the potential for including a marriage of a contemporary moment with a historical moment on one photographic plane." Struth successfully conveys to the viewer the sense of being immersed in the cavernous interior of the Pantheon. This remarkable photograph works on many levels, as a comparison of large-scale photography and the massive architectural paintings of the past, the potency of historical sites in modern culture, and as a critical commentary on global tourism.

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Condition Report: Overall very good condition. Sheet is face mounted to acrylic. Scattered hairline scratches and scuffs to the acrylic face visible under raking light upon close inspection. Slight-age related color shift, commensurate with print type. Framed to 73-3x4 x 95 inches.
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