David Armstrong
(1954-2014)
Birches in Friedhof, Berlin; Shrubs at Versailles; and
Building, Dresden, 1992-1993

200
3 gelatin silver prints, printed before 1996, signed and numbered respectively 'AP1', '2/3' and '1/3' in pencil on the verso.

sheet: each 40 3/8 x 26 7/8in. (102.5 x 68.3cm.)

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

With Matthew Marks Gallery, New York;

to a private collection, 1996

During the late 1970s, David Armstrong became associated with the “Boston School” of photography, which included artists such as Nan Goldin, Mark Morrisroe, and Jack Pierson.

Armstrong first received critical attention for his intimate male portraits but in contrast with the sharpness of these early works, he then began photographing cityscapes and landscapes in soft focus, so clearly exemplified in the trio of works offered here.

framed: each 47 1/4 x 34 1/4in. (120 x 87cm.)

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Ms. Paterson joined Hindman in 2022 and is a nearly 30-year veteran of the photography industry. She began her career in the Photographs Department at Christie’s in New York, and spent 20 years at the auction house becoming a Senior Specialist. Subsequently, she worked at Magnum Photos New York (a prestigious photojournalism collective founded by Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson in 1947) as US Cultural and Print Sales Director and Bonhams as Head of the Photographs Department. Ms. Paterson has extensive knowledge of photography from the 18th to 21st centuries, with a particular interest in works of the American West by Carleton Watkins and Ansel Adams.

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David Armstrong (1954-2014) Birches in Friedhof, Berlin; Shrubs at Versailles; and Building, Dresden, 1992-1993

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David Armstrong
(1954-2014)
Birches in Friedhof, Berlin; Shrubs at Versailles; and
Building, Dresden, 1992-1993