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William Eggleston — Memphis (supermarket boy with carts)
William Eggleston

Memphis (supermarket boy with carts)

"Memphis (supermarket boy with carts)" captures Eggleston's signature approach to color photography, presenting an everyday scene of a young boy among shopping carts with the same compositional rigor and chromatic intensity he brings to ordinary American subjects. The dye transfer print process, which Eggleston championed throughout his career, renders the image with luminous, saturated colors that elevate the mundane moment into something visually arresting and contemplative. Though printed in 2015, the work reflects Eggleston's decades long investigation of how color, framing, and subject matter combine to reveal the aesthetic potential inherent in overlooked slices of contemporary life.

Medium
Dye transfer print, printed 2015.
Location
Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT

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Color Vision: Masterworks by William Eggleston from Guy Stricherz and Irene Malli

March 18, 2025

Lot 11

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William Eggleston, Memphis (supermarket boy with carts)

"Memphis (supermarket boy with carts)" captures Eggleston's signature approach to color photography, presenting an everyday scene of a young boy among shopping carts with the same compositional rigor and chromatic intensity he brings to ordinary American subjects. The dye transfer print process, which Eggleston championed throughout his career, renders the image with luminous, saturated colors that elevate the mundane moment into something visually arresting and contemplative. Though printed in 2015, the work reflects Eggleston's decades long investigation of how color, framing, and subject matter combine to reveal the aesthetic potential inherent in overlooked slices of contemporary life.

Medium
Dye transfer print, printed 2015.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Documentary realism, 20th Century, Color Photography, Southern Gothic, American Artist, Chromogenic Print, Saturated Colors, Everyday Life, Snapshot Aesthetic, Urban Landscape

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