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Erwin Olaf — Im Wald, Am Wasserfall
Erwin Olaf — Im Wald, Am Wasserfall
Erwin Olaf

Im Wald, Am Wasserfall

2020

Im Wald, Am Wasserfall draws the viewer into a hushed, cinematic forest interior where stillness and psychological tension coexist in careful balance. Produced in 2020 as part of Erwin Olaf's Im Wald series, the large-scale archival pigment print measures 160 by 240 centimetres and arrives mounted to aluminium, a presentation choice that intensifies the work's cool luminosity and sharpens the boundary between the depicted world and the physical space of the collector. Olaf's command of light, color, and compositional restraint transforms what might otherwise read as a naturalistic landscape into something far more ambiguous, charged with the sense that a moment of consequence has either just passed or is about to unfold. Olaf has long been recognized as one of the foremost figures working at the intersection of fine art photography and narrative construction, and Im Wald represents a mature and meditative evolution of those concerns. Where earlier bodies of work engaged suburban interiors and staged social tableaux, this series moves outdoors while preserving the same quality of loaded silence. Am Wasserfall, with its cascading water and enveloping woodland setting, extends that language into the natural world, finding in the forest a space that is simultaneously timeless and uneasy. The framed edition is available through Hamiltons Gallery, and with only three impressions in the edition, scarcity is inherent to its market position. Collectors should note that pricing adjusts as the edition sells through, making early acquisition the most advantageous point of entry.

Medium
Archival pigment print mounted to aluminium
Overall
Framed
Signed
Yes
Location
Hamiltons Gallery, London

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Erwin Olaf, Im Wald, Am Wasserfall, 2020

Im Wald, Am Wasserfall draws the viewer into a hushed, cinematic forest interior where stillness and psychological tension coexist in careful balance. Produced in 2020 as part of Erwin Olaf's Im Wald series, the large-scale archival pigment print measures 160 by 240 centimetres and arrives mounted to aluminium, a presentation choice that intensifies the work's cool luminosity and sharpens the boundary between the depicted world and the physical space of the collector. Olaf's command of light, color, and compositional restraint transforms what might otherwise read as a naturalistic landscape into something far more ambiguous, charged with the sense that a moment of consequence has either just passed or is about to unfold. Olaf has long been recognized as one of the foremost figures working at the intersection of fine art photography and narrative construction, and Im Wald represents a mature and meditative evolution of those concerns. Where earlier bodies of work engaged suburban interiors and staged social tableaux, this series moves outdoors while preserving the same quality of loaded silence. Am Wasserfall, with its cascading water and enveloping woodland setting, extends that language into the natural world, finding in the forest a space that is simultaneously timeless and uneasy. The framed edition is available through Hamiltons Gallery, and with only three impressions in the edition, scarcity is inherent to its market position. Collectors should note that pricing adjusts as the edition sells through, making early acquisition the most advantageous point of entry.

Medium
Archival pigment print mounted to aluminium
Dimensions
overall: 160 x 240 cm • framed: 186 x 266 x 8.9 cm
Year
2020
Edition
of 3
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Hamiltons Gallery, London

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