As of Apr 03, 2025

Michael Wesely

Lot 73004
Stilleben (from Still Life Series), 2007
Dye coupler print

76 x 68 in

Lot 73004
Stilleben (from Still Life Series), 2007
Dye coupler print
76,0 x 68,0 in

Estimate: US$ 6,000 - 8,000
€ 5,500 - 7,400
Auction: 10 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Apr 29, 2025
Auction number: 8195
Auction name: 30 Photographs Signature® Auction

Lot Details
Michael Wesely (German, b. 1963) Stilleben (from Still Life Series), 2007 Oversized dye coupler print 76 x 68 inches (193.0 x 172.7 cm) (sight) PROVENANCE: Galerie Fahnemann, Berlin, Germany; Private collection, acquired from the above, 2013. Michael Wesley's photographs are the unique result of long exposures of cities, architecture, interiors, portraits and, as here and the following lot, still lifes, all created using a pinhole camera. In these photographs, Wesely is concerned with conveying ideas about the passage of time and ephemera. He explains, "Time is more like the vehicle I use to arrive at images. The extreme length of exposure leads to a shift in perception. It's no longer the motif alone that counts—that is often a more invisible than visible, merely looming presence. But peripheral conditions such as light, movement, and other atmospheric elements emerge differently as focal points." HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Galerie Fahnemann, Berlin, Germany; Private collection, acquired from the above, 2013.
Condition report available upon request. Framed under glass measuring 80 x 72 inches. Not examined out of frame due to size.
Lot Details
Michael Wesely (German, b. 1963) Stilleben (from Still Life Series), 2007 Oversized dye coupler print 76 x 68 inches (193.0 x 172.7 cm) (sight) PROVENANCE: Galerie Fahnemann, Berlin, Germany; Private collection, acquired from the above, 2013. Michael Wesley's photographs are the unique result of long exposures of cities, architecture, interiors, portraits and, as here and the following lot, still lifes, all created using a pinhole camera. In these photographs, Wesely is concerned with conveying ideas about the passage of time and ephemera. He explains, "Time is more like the vehicle I use to arrive at images. The extreme length of exposure leads to a shift in perception. It's no longer the motif alone that counts—that is often a more invisible than visible, merely looming presence. But peripheral conditions such as light, movement, and other atmospheric elements emerge differently as focal points." HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Galerie Fahnemann, Berlin, Germany; Private collection, acquired from the above, 2013.
Condition report available upon request. Framed under glass measuring 80 x 72 inches. Not examined out of frame due to size.

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