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William Eggleston โ€” Dust Bells Volume Two
William Eggleston

Dust Bells Volume Two

"Dust Bells Volume Two" represents a late body of work by William Eggleston, the pioneering color photographer who fundamentally transformed the medium's artistic legitimacy. Created through the dye transfer process between 2003 and 2004, the ten prints demonstrate Eggleston's continued mastery of saturated color and his ability to extract profound beauty from mundane Southern subjects and landscapes. This series exemplifies his unwavering commitment to color photography as a fine art practice, maintaining the visual intensity and compositional sophistication that characterized his groundbreaking career.

Medium
Memphis: Eggleston Artistic Trust, 2004. Ten dye transfer prints, printed 2003-2004.

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

March 18, 2025

Lot 24

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William Eggleston, Dust Bells Volume Two

"Dust Bells Volume Two" represents a late body of work by William Eggleston, the pioneering color photographer who fundamentally transformed the medium's artistic legitimacy. Created through the dye transfer process between 2003 and 2004, the ten prints demonstrate Eggleston's continued mastery of saturated color and his ability to extract profound beauty from mundane Southern subjects and landscapes. This series exemplifies his unwavering commitment to color photography as a fine art practice, maintaining the visual intensity and compositional sophistication that characterized his groundbreaking career.

Medium
Memphis: Eggleston Artistic Trust, 2004. Ten dye transfer prints, printed 2003-2004.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Dye-Transfer Print, Color Photography, Conceptual Art, Documentary Photography, American Artist, Everyday Objects, Southern Gothic aesthetic, Vibrant and saturated, Still life composition

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