William Christenberry
(1936-2016)
Red Building in Forest, Hale County, Alabama, 1983

Chromogenic print, printed later, mounted on acrylic.

image: 29 1/4 x 38in. (74.3 x 96.5cm.)
sheet: 30 x 40in. (76.2 x 101.5cm.)
mount: 37 1/4 x 44 1/4in. (94.6 x 102.4cm.)

Property from the Collection of Richard D. Simmons, Alexandria, VA

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

With Middendorf Gallery, Washington D.C.;

acquired from the above in 1991

William Christenberry was hailed as “one of the most respected and influential artists of the modern South,” by the Washington Post, whose photographs were by writer Walker Percy as the “poetic evocation of a haunted countryside.”

Christenberry found inspiration in the derelict buildings, small towns and lush landscapes of his native state of Alabama. This work, and another in the sale, Church, Sprott, Alabama (lot 78) are both important examples of his highly personal vision.

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William Christenberry(1936-2016) Red Building in Forest, Hale County, Alabama, 1983

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William Christenberry
(1936-2016)
Red Building in Forest, Hale County, Alabama, 1983