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William Eggleston โ€” Memphis (green bathroom)
William Eggleston

Memphis (green bathroom)

William Eggleston's "Memphis (green bathroom)" is a dye transfer print that exemplifies his pioneering approach to color photography as a serious fine art medium. The image captures an intimate domestic interior suffused with Eggleston's characteristically saturated greens and jewel tones, transforming an ordinary bathroom into a subject of aesthetic contemplation. Originally photographed decades earlier, this 2015 print demonstrates how Eggleston's archival work continues to resonate through contemporary printing technologies that enhance the chromatic intensity of his vision.

Medium
Dye transfer print, printed 2015.

๐Ÿ”จ Auction Lot

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

March 18, 2025

Lot 21

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William Eggleston, Memphis (green bathroom)

William Eggleston's "Memphis (green bathroom)" is a dye transfer print that exemplifies his pioneering approach to color photography as a serious fine art medium. The image captures an intimate domestic interior suffused with Eggleston's characteristically saturated greens and jewel tones, transforming an ordinary bathroom into a subject of aesthetic contemplation. Originally photographed decades earlier, this 2015 print demonstrates how Eggleston's archival work continues to resonate through contemporary printing technologies that enhance the chromatic intensity of his vision.

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

Related themes

20th Century, Interior Spaces, Color Photography, American, Documentary Photography, Chromogenic Print, Deadpan Aesthetic, Saturated Colors, Everyday Life, Memphis

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