Breathing In the Spirit of Shohaku Soga, 2003 by Eikoh Hosoe is a contemporary color photograph of a dancer. Hosoe's theatrical image is hand-signed on recto (front left margin) by the photographer. Available edition: 87/100.
This is an archival pigment print on Hahnemule Fine Art paper printed 2005 under the direction of the photographer. The 19" x 13" work is from the portfolio "Masters of Modern Photography. Japan," Swaminathan Foundation in Japan edition, Tokyo.
Provenance: Private Collector
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Artist’s Bio:
Eikoh Hosoe was born in 1933 in Japan. A photographer and filmmaker Hosoe emerged as an experimental Japanese artist of post-World War II Japan. He is known for his psychologically charged images, which explore death and erotic obsession. The artist has an esteemed reputation both at home and abroad. His works are numerous permanent collections, such as the National Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan; Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA; International Museum of Photography, George Eastman House, Rochester, USA; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK; Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France; Centre de Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia; Art Institute of Chicago, USA; Hamburg Museum of Art, Hamburg, Germany; and Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan, among others.
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Available at 99Prints NYC an online art marketplace for today’s collector of contemporary art, works on paper, original and limited edition photography. Based in New York City, 99Prints ships worldwide.
This is an archival pigment print on Hahnemule Fine Art paper printed 2005 under the direction of the photographer. The 19" x 13" work is from the portfolio "Masters of Modern Photography. Japan," Swaminathan Foundation in Japan edition, Tokyo.
Provenance: Private Collector
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Artist’s Bio:
Eikoh Hosoe was born in 1933 in Japan. A photographer and filmmaker Hosoe emerged as an experimental Japanese artist of post-World War II Japan. He is known for his psychologically charged images, which explore death and erotic obsession. The artist has an esteemed reputation both at home and abroad. His works are numerous permanent collections, such as the National Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan; Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA; International Museum of Photography, George Eastman House, Rochester, USA; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK; Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France; Centre de Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia; Art Institute of Chicago, USA; Hamburg Museum of Art, Hamburg, Germany; and Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan, among others.
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Available at 99Prints NYC an online art marketplace for today’s collector of contemporary art, works on paper, original and limited edition photography. Based in New York City, 99Prints ships worldwide.