Start price: € 1,600

Estimate: € 2,800–3,200

Start price: RMB 12,000

Estimate: RMB 22,000–24,000

Size: 35.4 x 53 cm

Platinum print, printed in 2015 on double-weight paper 50.5 x 60.6 cm, in excellent condition. Signed and edition numbered "3/6" in pencil on the reverse.

Born in Tokyo, the artist worked as an assistant to photographer Hiroshi Hamaya in the early years of his career. Through him, Kubota made the acquaintance of Magnum members Elliot Erwitt, René Burri and Burt Glinn, whose errand boy and translator he was on their visit to Japan in 1961. Erwitt's gift of Henri Cartier-Bresson's book "Images à la Sauvette" inspired Kubota so much that he decided to move to America the following year, where he continued to run in Magnum circles, becoming a freelance photographer in 1965. He became a Magnum Photos associate in 1971 and eventually a full member in 1989. His work mainly includes images of America and Asia. Between 1979 and 1984, Kubota documented China during a 1,000-day tour of the country.

铂金印刷，2015年印制在双重重量纸上，尺寸50.5 x 60.6 cm，状况极佳。背面用铅笔签名并标注版本号“3/6”。 久保田博二出生于东京，职业生涯早期曾担任摄影师滨谷浩（Hiroshi Hamaya）的助手。通过他，久保田结识了马格南图片社的成员艾略特·厄威特（Elliot Erwitt）、勒内·布里（René Burri）和伯特·格林（Burt Glinn），并在1961年他们访问日本时担任他们的助手和翻译。厄威特赠送的亨利·卡蒂埃-布列松（Henri Cartier-Bresson）的摄影集《Images à la Sauvette》给久保田带来了极大的启发，以至于他在次年决定移居美国，在那里继续与马格南圈子保持联系，并于1965年成为自由摄影师。1971年，他成为马格南图片社的助理成员，并于1989年成为正式成员。他的作品主要涉及美国和亚洲的影像。1979年至1984年间，久保田在为期1,000天的旅行中记录了中国的风貌。