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194 STEPHEN SHORE (1947- )
Portfolio entitled
Monet’s House and Gardens, Giverny.
With 14
photographs depicting this picturesque location. Chromogenic prints,
each measuring approximately 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.), each with
Shore’s signature and the date, in ink, on verso; each print is
individually matted. Folio-sized blue cloth folding clamshell case with
a leather gilt-lettered title label; with a handwritten postcard from
Philippe de Montebello. 1977
[5,000/7,500]
Originally commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this
portfolio includes a handwritten postcard from Philippe de
Montebello, with a photomechanical image of Monet’s Water Lilies
on the front. It reads, “Dear Seymour, Please accept this album of
Stephen Shore’s photos of Giverny as a token of our appreciation for
your help on the Monet show,Yours, Philippe de Montebello.”