Hiroshi Sugimoto La Boite en Bois (The Wooden Box)

Hiroshi Sugimoto
b. 1948
La Boite en Bois (The Wooden Box)

(New York: The New Museum, 2004, an edition of 35 plus 10 artist's proofs), two unique negatives with gelatin silver contact prints, sandwiched between glass; together with the colophon, signed and editioned '31/35' in silver ink, in a Japanese wooden box
overall: 17¾ by 10⅞ in. (45.5 by 30 cm.)
box: 18 by 12 by 3¾ in. (45.5 by 30 by 9.2 cm.)
Executed in 2004.

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Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.

This work is in generally excellent condition. The contact prints are somewhat yellowed.

The Japanese wooden box is in excellent condition.