Hindman Presents: Artist Spotlight - Photographs
Hindman is pleased to present our first Photographs auction of 2023, this May 2 at 10 AM CT. Featuring photography from the inception of the medium in the 19th century to the present day, learn more about the iconic artists showcased below.
Lot 8 | Ezra Stoller (1915-2004) | Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, NY, 1959 | Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
During his long career as an architectural photographer, Chicago-born photographer Ezra Stoller worked closely with many of the leading architects of the day, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Paul Rudolph, Marcel Breuer, I.M. Pei, Gordon Bunshaft, Eero Saarinen, Richard Meier and Mies van der Rohe. Originally trained as an industrial designer, Stoller's architectural studies are testament both to his formidable attention to detail and his keen understanding of how the buildings were actually constructed.
Lot 14 | Vik Muniz (born 1961) | Madalena, from the series "Aftermath," 1998 | Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Muniz's series Aftermath features images of street children in Brazil whom Muniz first photographed in the style of their favorite subject from art history books. Using a light box, Muniz then carefully reconstructed these portraits with garbage found on the streets of Rio after Carnivale and photographed the result.
Lot 27 | James Van Der Zee (1886-1983) | "James Van Der Zee: Eighteen Photographs, 1905-1939"; and selected studio portraits | Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000
James Van Der Zee created a rich portrait of African American life in Harlem during the first half of the 20th century. Catering to the growing population of the neighborhood, he used painted backdrops and photographic manipulation to make cosmopolitan portraits in his studio. Van Der Zee also photographed Harlem storefronts and local athletic, spiritual, social, and political groups.
Lot 39 | Toshio Shibata (born 1949) | Enzan City, Yamanashi Prefecture, 2000; and Ekawasuchi Town, Ehima Prefecture, 1998 | Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
The photographs of Toshio Shibata focus on the interweaving of natural forces with man-made structures. His long exposures capture the strength and innate grace of water as it flows over constructed sluices and channels.
Using a large format camera, Shibata eliminates most references to scale, sky, and horizon while providing crisp detail and texture. Under his eye, the contemporary landscape becomes a mysterious abstract composition - the merging of natural and manmade form.
Lot 34 | Hai-Bo (born 1962) | The Uncle, 2006 | Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
Hai Bo, a Beijing-based photographer, specializes in highly conceptual photographs that document the changing social, economic, and environmental climate of contemporary Chinese society. Hai often re-stages photographs taken decades earlier, creating a juxtaposition of past and present in diptych compositions that emphasize China's rapid growth and change. Hai also records the passage of time, as in this bittersweet diptych of his elderly uncle, once a powerful figure in his youth.
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Lot 55 | Paul D'Amato (born 1956) | Girl in Rain, Chicago, 1991 | Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000