Virginia Beahan
(born 1946) and Laura McPhee
(born 1958)
Caves used as Dwelling, Matera, Italy, 1994
(born 1946) and Laura McPhee
(born 1958)
Caves used as Dwelling, Matera, Italy, 1994
Sale 1131 - Photographs
Dec 6, 2022
1:00PM CT
Live / Chicago
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$700 -
900
Price Realized
$1,125
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Lot Description
Virginia Beahan
(born 1946) and Laura McPhee
(born 1958)
Caves used as Dwelling, Matera, Italy, 1994
(born 1946) and Laura McPhee
(born 1958)
Caves used as Dwelling, Matera, Italy, 1994
Chromogenic print, printed c. 1994; signed, titled, dated and numbered '10/20' in the margin.
image: 30 x 37 3/4in. (76.2 x 95.8cm.)
sheet/mount: 30 x 40in. (76.2 x 101.6cm.)
This lot is located in Chicago.
Provenance:
Patti Gilford Fine Art, Chicago
Virginia Beahan and Laura McPhee explore the ways people interact with the landscapes in which they live. Photographing in locations as diverse as Sri Lanka, Iceland, Costa Rica, New York and here, Italy, they worked in collaboration for many years, creating a powerful visual map of the ways the natural world shapes and is shaped by human behavior.
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