SIGNED Harry Gruyaert Photo - Ostend, Belgium. 1988

Description: This is a rare and iconic, hand signed, Harry Gruyaert print which was sold during Magnum Photos Turning Points Square Print Sale in April 2020. This photograph is part of Gruyaert's book Edges in which Magnum photographer Harry Gruyaert explores the visual power of shorelines. LAST Copy of this Print available! Condition: Brand New/Mint. SIGNED The print is hand SIGNED on the back, the accompanying text label is attached to the back of the print and is of archival quality. Magnum Square Prints are printed on Fuji Crystal archive paper and come in an archival and protective sleeve. All prints are archival quality and are approved by the photographer. Magnum worked closely with photographers and estates to ensure that all editions were presented according to their intentions. Paper size: 6 x 6 in (15.24 x 15.24 cm) Image Size: 5.5 in (14 cm) on the longest side The print was issued in an un-numbered Limited Edition (limited to the number of prints purchased during the 7 days in which the sale was open to the public). It is sure to become a highly collectible photograph given the provenance linking it directly to the Magnum Photos collective and to the photographer. Text on the archival label attached to the back of the print: Ostend, Belgium. 1988 “In an attempt to come to terms with my complicated relationship with Belgium, my homeland, I decided in the early ‘70s to take pictures of my country, instead of trying psychotherapy. I had been shooting in color in Morocco, India and the United States, but in Belgium, I could not see any color. For me it was a very grey country and I decided to work in black and white. Around the same period I became very interested in American Pop Art artists and their vision, which challenged our perception of beauty, and had a great influence on me. Gradually, I began to realize that there was a beauty in what I found banal, chaotic or ugly in Belgium, and that color was the best way to express it. In this picture, shot in a café on the seafront in Ostend, I was attracted by the interaction between the red neon sign and the bright blue of the sea, something that I could never have captured in black and white.” — Harry Gruyaert The first photo is the image Magnum used during their sale, the second and third photos are of the actual print. I photographed the print through its protective sleeve which may have resulted in some glare. Please take a look at my other listings.

Price: 550 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

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