16th Nov, 2024 20:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2024 at Fotografiska Shanghai

 
  Lot 77
 

ELLEN CAREY (*1952) | Self-portrait, USA 1986
艾伦·凯瑞 (*1952) | 自画像,美国 1986年

Sold for €3,500


Lot details

Start price: € 2,800

Estimate: € 6,000–8,000

Start price: RMB 22,000

Estimate: RMB 45,000–60,000

Size: 61 x 53 cm

Unique Polaroid PolaColor 20x24 inch on glossy paper c. 74 x 56 cm, in excellent condition. Signed and dated "Ellen Carey 1986" in pencil and former Polaroid Coll. no. "87:2151:10" on the reverse.

Since the early 1990s, acclaimed Hartford-based artist Ellen Carey has created experimental and abstract works that defy photographic conventions. The face in red and green in front of a blue background is part of her series of self-portraits, she created with the Polaroid 20x24 inch camera constructed by Edwin Land and presented in 1979 for the first time. By using an image transfer film, this wooden gadget – with 1.50 meters in height and a weight of 106 kilos – delivered giant instant prints of impressive quality.

独特的宝丽来照片,状况极佳。背面用铅笔签名并注明日期“Ellen Carey 1986”,以及前宝丽来收藏编号“87:2151:10”。自1990年代初以来,著名的哈特福德艺术家艾伦·凯瑞创作了挑战摄影传统的实验性和抽象作品。红色和绿色的脸在蓝色背景前是她的自画像系列的一部分,她使用由Edwin Land制造并于1979年首次亮相的宝丽来20x24英寸相机创作。通过使用图像转移胶片,这个木制装置——高1.50米,重106公斤——能够输出质量令人印象深刻的巨型即时照片。