Hiroshi Sugimoto Polar Bear Offset Poster, 70 cm Square, Edition of 300, Unsigned and Unframed
Hiroshi Sugimoto Polar Bear Offset Poster, 70 cm Square, Edition of 300, Unsigned and Unframed
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Stillness at the Ice Edge
A stuffed bear in a museum hall, made to breathe by a long exposure. Sugimoto's Dioramas ask how far a photograph can be trusted, and this one answers with quiet menace.
Best for: Photography collectors and minimal interiors that want one large, calm black and white image
Condition notes
Described as new and unused, kept flat and never framed. Faint lines visible through glazing in the only photograph to be confirmed. Not yet examined in hand.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto's Polar Bear as a large square poster: an offset print on paper, 70 x 70 cm, from an edition of 300, unsigned and unnumbered, kept unframed since it was bought.
The Piece
The image comes from Sugimoto's Dioramas, the series he began in 1976 in front of the habitat displays of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Under a long exposure, the stuffed bear and its painted Arctic become uncannily alive: the animal stands over a seal at the edge of broken ice, mouth open, the horizon dissolving into fog.
The poster keeps the grey scale of the gelatin silver original. A white margin below carries the name and title in small capitals. At 70 cm square it reads as a serious wall piece.
Details
- Artist: Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Title: Polar Bear
- Series: Dioramas
- Year of poster: Not stated; being confirmed against our archive records
- Medium: Offset print on paper
- Edition: 300 (as stated); the sheet carries no number
- Signature: Unsigned
- Sheet size: 70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in)
- Framing: Unframed; the frame seen in the photograph is not included
- Condition: Described as new and unused
Condition
- Described as new and unused, stored flat and never framed.
- The only photograph shows the sheet in a borrowed frame behind glazing; we show the sheet alone. Faint lines in the sky may be reflections from that glazing or soft handling marks, and the Desk will confirm before dispatch.
Condition grade S (unused, as new) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as an edition poster, unsigned and unnumbered, from an edition of 300 as stated; it is not a photographic print. Frame behind UV-filtering glazing on an acid-free mount, away from sunlight and damp.
Delivery from Japan
The sheet travels flat between rigid boards, never rolled. At this size we compare EMS, FedEx and air cargo, so the shipping cost is quoted and agreed with you before purchase, insured and tracked. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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