On October 3 in London, Christie's sells May Day IV, a chromogenic photo made in 2000 by Andreas Gursky, lot 7 estimated £ 500K. Its monumental size, 152 x 457 cm for the image and 208 x 508 cm overall, exceeds the Rhein II made in the previous year.
Its theme is an unlimited crowd from bird's eye. It precedes the Madonna I of September 2001 with the difference that May Day IV is not really staged in a discernable event. A copy of Madonna I was sold for £ 1.08M including premium by Sotheby's on February 10, 2010.
In terms of artistic style May Day IV may be directly compared with the Los Angeles of 1998 with a sharpness that enables a fully different impression from global to detail. The crowd extending beyond the four sides of the picture brings from far away a Pollock-like vision. In close up view these young people excited in a musical show are all different from each other.
This photo numbered 2/6 was previously discussed in this column before it passed at Christie's on June 27, 2012.
SOLD for £ 760K including premium
Its theme is an unlimited crowd from bird's eye. It precedes the Madonna I of September 2001 with the difference that May Day IV is not really staged in a discernable event. A copy of Madonna I was sold for £ 1.08M including premium by Sotheby's on February 10, 2010.
In terms of artistic style May Day IV may be directly compared with the Los Angeles of 1998 with a sharpness that enables a fully different impression from global to detail. The crowd extending beyond the four sides of the picture brings from far away a Pollock-like vision. In close up view these young people excited in a musical show are all different from each other.
This photo numbered 2/6 was previously discussed in this column before it passed at Christie's on June 27, 2012.
SOLD for £ 760K including premium
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