A Visit with Magritte (Portfolio)
16.5 cms x 25.4 cms (6.5 ins x 10 ins)
Signed and numbered 10/30 on the colophon. Six silver prints on five sheets, the images measuring 3.5 x 11 ins (8.89 x 27.94 cms) and 6.5 ins x 10 ins (16.51 x 25.4 cms), the sheets 11 x 14 ins (27.94 x 35.56 cms), each signed and numbered 10/30. Folio-sized gilt-stamped green cloth; contents loose as issued; ties. Published by Matrix Publications, Providence, Rhode Island
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "In the Eye of the Beholder: Photographs from the Collection of Robert Noakes (Online Auction)" held on Tue, Mar 25, 2025.
Lot 47686
Lot 47686
Estimate: CAD $2,000 - $4,000
Realised: CAD $2,040
Realised: CAD $2,040
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Swann Galleries, auction, New York, 19 October 2004, lot 310
Estate of Robert Noakes
Notes:
Duane Michals is an innovative contributor to artistic photography whose work is grounded in narrative and film-like sequences. He is known for manipulating the medium to evoke various emotions and ideas. Rather than using text to explain his work, he incorporates it into the image to add an additional dimension of meaning and thought provocation. Michals obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Denver and worked for some time as a photojournalist. He then attended Parsons School of Design with an interest in graphic design before his attention was pulled towards photography. In the 1960s and 1970s, he worked as a commercial photographer for Esquire, Mademoiselle Magazine and Vogue. He has photographed many celebrities and artists, including Tilda Swinton, Meryl Streep, Willem de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg, David Hockney, Marcel Duchamp, René Magritte and Andy Warhol.
Swann Galleries, auction, New York, 19 October 2004, lot 310
Estate of Robert Noakes
Notes:
Duane Michals is an innovative contributor to artistic photography whose work is grounded in narrative and film-like sequences. He is known for manipulating the medium to evoke various emotions and ideas. Rather than using text to explain his work, he incorporates it into the image to add an additional dimension of meaning and thought provocation. Michals obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Denver and worked for some time as a photojournalist. He then attended Parsons School of Design with an interest in graphic design before his attention was pulled towards photography. In the 1960s and 1970s, he worked as a commercial photographer for Esquire, Mademoiselle Magazine and Vogue. He has photographed many celebrities and artists, including Tilda Swinton, Meryl Streep, Willem de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg, David Hockney, Marcel Duchamp, René Magritte and Andy Warhol.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.