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Andreas Gursky — Ocean IV
Andreas Gursky

Ocean IV

Andreas Gursky's *Ocean IV* presents a vast, aerial view of the sea rendered in his signature large-scale photographic style, where the ocean's surface becomes an abstract, almost painterly expanse of shifting tones and textures. The chromogenic print's vivid color and monumental scale dissolve the boundary between photography and abstraction, transforming the natural world into something both familiar and otherworldly. Housed in the artist's custom frame, the work emphasizes Gursky's meticulous control over the presentation of his images, reinforcing the seamless, totalizing vision that defines his practice.

Medium
chromogenic print, artist's frame
Location
Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Art Evening Sale

February 10, 2014

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Andreas Gursky, Ocean IV

Andreas Gursky's *Ocean IV* presents a vast, aerial view of the sea rendered in his signature large-scale photographic style, where the ocean's surface becomes an abstract, almost painterly expanse of shifting tones and textures. The chromogenic print's vivid color and monumental scale dissolve the boundary between photography and abstraction, transforming the natural world into something both familiar and otherworldly. Housed in the artist's custom frame, the work emphasizes Gursky's meticulous control over the presentation of his images, reinforcing the seamless, totalizing vision that defines his practice.

Medium
chromogenic print, artist's frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Blue, Serene, Minimalist, Photograph, Landscape, Chromogenic Print, Ocean, German, Large Scale, Contemporary

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