Alexander Slyusarev - Untitled, 1971
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Alexander Slyusarev, Untitled, 1971, a gelatin-silver print dated 2009, 24.5 × 37 cm, signed, edition 1/3, documentary photography.
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Antanas Sutkus (b. 1939)
Jean-Paul Sartre in Lithuania, Nida, 1965
An important and highly recognisable photograph by Lithuanian photographer Antanas Sutkus, depicting the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre during his visit to Lithuania in 1965.
The photograph was taken in Nida, on the Curonian Spit, during Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir’s visit to Lithuania. Sartre is shown walking across the bright sand of the dunes, his dark figure and long shadow creating one of the most iconic compositions in Sutkus’ photographic oeuvre.
This image has become one of Antanas Sutkus’ best-known photographs and has been widely published and exhibited internationally.
The original photograph was taken in 1965.
This particular example is a later gelatin silver print, printed in 2009 using traditional wet darkroom techniques on fibre-based baryta photographic paper.
The reverse is hand-signed and inscribed by Antanas Sutkus and bears the handwritten information:
“Antanas Sutkus
J. P. Sartre in Lithuania
Nida, 1965”
as well as the artist’s signature and date:
“A. Sutkus, 1965”
The date 1965 refers to the date when the photograph was taken. According to the provenance supplied by the owner, the present photographic print was produced in 2009.
Artist: Antanas Sutkus
Title: Jean-Paul Sartre in Lithuania, Nida
Date of photograph: 1965
Print date: 2009
Technique: Gelatin silver print, traditional wet darkroom process
Paper: Fibre-based baryta photographic paper
Colour: Black and white
Sheet size: approximately 30 × 40 cm
Image size: approximately 27 × 37 cm
Signature: Signed and inscribed by the artist on the verso
Edition: Unnumbered
Framing: Unframed
Condition: Very good overall condition. No major damage is visible. The photographs form an integral part of the condition description and show the actual print offered for sale.
Antanas Sutkus is one of the most important representatives of the Lithuanian school of humanist photography. His photographs are held in major museum and institutional collections and have been shown internationally.
The photograph will be carefully packed for safe shipment.
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Provenance: Acquired directly from Antanas Sutkus in 2009.
Antanas Sutkus (b. 1939)
Jean-Paul Sartre in Lithuania, Nida, 1965
An important and highly recognisable photograph by Lithuanian photographer Antanas Sutkus, depicting the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre during his visit to Lithuania in 1965.
The photograph was taken in Nida, on the Curonian Spit, during Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir’s visit to Lithuania. Sartre is shown walking across the bright sand of the dunes, his dark figure and long shadow creating one of the most iconic compositions in Sutkus’ photographic oeuvre.
This image has become one of Antanas Sutkus’ best-known photographs and has been widely published and exhibited internationally.
The original photograph was taken in 1965.
This particular example is a later gelatin silver print, printed in 2009 using traditional wet darkroom techniques on fibre-based baryta photographic paper.
The reverse is hand-signed and inscribed by Antanas Sutkus and bears the handwritten information:
“Antanas Sutkus
J. P. Sartre in Lithuania
Nida, 1965”
as well as the artist’s signature and date:
“A. Sutkus, 1965”
The date 1965 refers to the date when the photograph was taken. According to the provenance supplied by the owner, the present photographic print was produced in 2009.
Artist: Antanas Sutkus
Title: Jean-Paul Sartre in Lithuania, Nida
Date of photograph: 1965
Print date: 2009
Technique: Gelatin silver print, traditional wet darkroom process
Paper: Fibre-based baryta photographic paper
Colour: Black and white
Sheet size: approximately 30 × 40 cm
Image size: approximately 27 × 37 cm
Signature: Signed and inscribed by the artist on the verso
Edition: Unnumbered
Framing: Unframed
Condition: Very good overall condition. No major damage is visible. The photographs form an integral part of the condition description and show the actual print offered for sale.
Antanas Sutkus is one of the most important representatives of the Lithuanian school of humanist photography. His photographs are held in major museum and institutional collections and have been shown internationally.
The photograph will be carefully packed for safe shipment.
⸻
Provenance: Acquired directly from Antanas Sutkus in 2009.
Details
Date of print
2009
Artist
Alexander Slyusarev
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Direct from the artist
Title of artwork
Untitled, 1971
Condition
Extremely fine
Technique
Gelatin-silver print
Height
24.5 cm
Edition
1/3
Width
37 cm
Signature
Signed
Genre
Documentary photography
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