STÉPHANE DUROY 1948 - Lot 52

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STÉPHANE DUROY 1948 - Lot 52
STÉPHANE DUROY 1948 Easington, England, 1992. Photography. Silver print, made as a head print in 2011 to accompany the book "Distress" (Watermarks) published in 800 copies, now out of print, signed in ink, titled and dated in pencil and stamped by the author on the back. Slight grip mark in the lower margin. Image: 15.5 x 22.5 cm; sheet: 18 x 23.5 cm. Initially a press photographer, Stéphane Duroy (French, born in 1948) moves away from reportage to question the relationship to the history of a twentieth century Europe marked by two wars, in an approach that is both documentary and conceptual, with a sobriety of means that forbids the spectacular and the anecdotal. This profound and disillusioned reflection gives rise to a large body of monographs. His work is part of numerous collections such as the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Fonds National d'Art Contemporain or the Maison Européenne de la Photographie. The 5 proposed prints come from three territories that have marked the photographer's work: Berlin (Berlin), England (Distress) and Montana (Unknown). Among these pieces are rare, period prints, sometimes even first prints of the series presented.
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