Modern + Design Auction
Thu, Apr 21, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 318
Denis Brihat
Estimate: $400 - $600
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| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(French, b. 1928)
Flower Petals, 1994, signed and dated lower edge "Denis Brihat 94", dated 5/6, (possibly) toned gelatin silver print, sight, 14 x 19 in.; natural wood frame, 24 x 30 in.
Note: Brihat creates a unique surface on his darkroom prints by toning them with salts of gold, iron, selenium, vanadium, and uranium, among other metals. The metals react with the silver salts in the emulsion, and produce unique toned effects and surfaces. His work an be found in the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Mus‚e des Beaux Arts, Neuchƒtel; the Mus‚e Cantini, Marseille; the BibliothŠque Nationale de France; the Centre Pompidou, Paris; the European House of Photography, and the National Foundation for Contemporary Art, Paris.
Provenance: Private Georgia Collection
Condition
not examined out of archivally sealed frame, appears in good condition; frame with some separation at corners
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