1980s
William Eggleston's '1980s' is a dye transfer print capturing the artist's signature color photography aesthetic. The work represents Eggleston's pioneering approach to color documentary photography and everyday subject matter.
- Medium
- Dye transfer print.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
October 1, 2019
Estimate: $10,000 to $15,000
Sold: $15,000
Artists in conversation
Stephen Shore
American · b. 1947
Shore pioneered American color documentary photography in the same era as Eggleston, capturing everyday landscapes and mundane scenes with vivid, saturated color and a serene compositional clarity that mirrors the aesthetic of this dye transfer print.
Joel Sternfeld
American · b. 1944
Sternfeld shares Eggleston's approach to vibrant large format color photography of American landscapes and ordinary life, creating documentary images that elevate the commonplace with rich, carefully observed color and a contemplative mood.
Mitch Epstein
American · b. 1952
Epstein works in the same tradition of American color documentary photography, using richly saturated tones and a keen eye for the contemporary landscape to create vibrant yet serene images that closely echo Eggleston's foundational visual sensibility.
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