Portfolio comprising six two-part color photographs on Ilford Colorlux glossy polyester foil
Germany, 1992
Thomas Florschuetz (born 1957) – German artist and photographer
Six photo-diptychs each signed and dated lower right on the mat with pencil ‘Florschuetz ?92’
Six photo-diptychs each inscribed lower left in pencil on the mat ‘o.T. – Diptychon’ and numbered consecutively from 30 to 35
Six photo-diptychs each numbered lower center in pencil on the mat ‘4/12’
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil in the justification ‘Florschuetz ?92 4/12’
In light green cloth portfolio
Mat dimensions: each 60.2 x 80.2 cm
Good condition
Portfolio, which is with its fragment-like motifs typical for works by the photographer Thomas Florschuetz; multi-part, large-format photo works fetch up to more than €22,000 at international auctions
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The fragment, sometimes thrashed out to abstraction, becomes characteristic for the work of German photographer Thomas Florschuetz in the course of the 1980s. As a motif often serve human body parts. Thus, the seemingly abstract forms on an almost monochrome image ground are also based on clippings of human skin. The portfolio was published in 1992 in an edition of 12 +III copies by Edition Salzau.

The six two-part photographs of this portfolio are each mounted to a mat where they are signed and dated with pencil lower right ‘Florschuetz ?92‘, inscribed with pencil lower left ‘o.T. – Diptychon’ and consecutively numbered from 30 to 35 as well as numbered lower center in pencil ‘4/12’. Additionally the justification sheet is signed, dated and numbered in pencil ‘Florschuetz ?92 4/12‘. The glossy foils of the photographs show minor scratches, additionally slight soiling in the lower margins. The mats are slightly bumped in the corners. The cloth portfolio bears slight signs of use and occasional stains. Overall the condition is good. The mats measure each 60.2 x 80.2 cm. The overall dimensions of the portfolio are 61.5 x 82.5 x 2 cm.

Thomas Florschuetz (b. 1957)

Thomas Florschuetz, who was born in Zwickau, moved to East Berlin in 1981 where he held his first exhibition in 1983. At the end of the 1980s he gained recognition for his images of body parts. From 1988 works by the photographer were regularly exhibited internationally. His move to West Berlin was followed by a stay in New York and later in Brazil. In 2000, he took on a residency in California. Florschuetz has been honored with numerous prizes and awards. In addition to his early body images, the artist's oeuvre includes monumental flower pieces, images of fighter jets and architectural photographs. In 2007 he was elected member of the Academy of Arts in Berlin. Florschuetz now lives and works in Berlin. (fea)

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