This is a rare, SIGNED, Yann Gross print which was sold during Magnum Photos & Aperture Foundation's Crossings Square Print Sale in November 2018.
Last Copy of this print in stock!
Condition: Brand New/Mint. SIGNED
The print is SIGNED on the back, the accompanying text label is attached to the back of the print and is of archival quality. Magnum Square Prints are printed on Fuji Crystal archive paper and come in an archival and protective sleeve.
All prints are archival quality and are approved by the photographer. Magnum worked closely with photographers and estates to ensure that all editions were presented according to their intentions.
Paper size: 6 x 6 in (15.24 x 15.24 cm)
Image Size: 5.5 in (14 cm) on the longest side
The print was issued in an un-numbered Limited Edition (limited to the number of prints purchased during the 7 days in which the sale was open to the public). It is sure to become a highly collectible photograph given the provenance linking it directly to the Magnum Photos collective and to the photographer.
Text on the archival label attached to the back of the print:
Tatiana and Belene. From the series, “Venus & Furs.” 2011.
“When the Festival of Fashion and Photography in Hyères, France, contacted me to collaborate on a series, I had absolutely no idea about fashion. I asked them to send the garments of the selected designers to my home in the Swiss countryside where I grew up, and a place that still inspires me. I always had a penchant for subverting clichés and setting figures incongruously in a landscape rendered hackneyed by centuries of convention. The alpaca of the hills has now replaced the alpine cows, as globalization has also embraced the peasant world. The local farmers I collaborated with are now breeding exotic animals and I can go on a safari around the corner of my house.”
— Yann Gross
Please note: The first photo is the image Magnum used during their sale, the second and third photos are of the actual print. Some reflections may be visible on the actual product images, colors may not be completely accurate in comparison to the actual prints.