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Daido Moriyama artwork – OstLicht Auctions 2026

Sold for €10,000 at OstLicht Auctions on May 28, 2026.

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DAIDO MORIYAMA (*1938) | Hawaii', 2007 Image size: 99.5 x 149.5 cm English Vintage gelatin silver print flush-mounted c. 105 x 155 cm, in excellent condition. Original wooden frame with acrylic glass 109 x 159 cm. Taka Ishii Gallery certificate of authenticity enclosed as well as label with signature and label "Daido Moriyama / 'Hawaii', 2007 / B & W print / 99.5 x 149.5 cm" on the reverse of the frame. Daido Moriyama developed his grainy black-and-white style in Tokyo, where he began taking photographs in the 1960s. From 2004, he worked on a series in Hawaii, capturing the island's landscape and inhabitants with breathtaking immediacy. His unusual perspectives provide insights into the everyday life of a westernized culture and paint a picture beyond the familiar stereotypes of an exotic paradise. * Fully taxed Deutsch Vintage Silbergelatineabzug kaschiert c. 105 x 155 cm, in ausgezeichnetem Zustand. Originaler Holzrahmen mit Plexiglas 109 x 159 cm. Beiliegend Authentizitätszertifikat der Taka Ishii Gallery sowie signiertes Label und Aufkleber "Daido Moriyama / 'Hawaii', 2007 / B & W print / 99.5 x 149.5 cm" auf der Rahmenrückplatte. Daido Moriyama entwickelte seinen körnigen Schwarz-Weiß-Stil in Tokio, wo er in den sechziger Jahren zu fotografieren begann. Ab 2004 arbeitete er an einer Serie in Hawaii und hielt Landschaft und Bewohner der Insel in atemberaubender Direktheit fest. Seine ungewöhnlichen Perspektiven geben Einblicke in den Alltag einer verwestlichten Kultur und zeichnen ein Bild jenseits der bekannten Stereotypen eines exotischen Paradieses. * Vollbesteuert

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