Anton Corbijn - U2, Death Valley - image-1

Lot 226 D

Anton Corbijn - U2, Death Valley

Auction 1021 - overview Cologne
26.11.2013, 14:00 - Photography
Estimate: 10.000 € - 12.000 €
Result: 10.980 € (incl. premium)

Anton Corbijn

U2, Death Valley
1986

Gelatin silver print. 65,3 x 153 cm. Gelatinesilberabzug auf Karton aufgezogen. 5/15

Gelatin silver print. 65.3 x 153 cm. Flush-mounted to board. Gallery label, thereon signed in felt tip pen, on the reverse of the mount. Framed under glass. Gallery label, thereon signed in felt tip pen and gallery label, thereon typed information about the work and editioned 5/15, on the reverse of the frame.

Provenance: Torch Gallery, Amsterdam; Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt

"This photograph, taken at Zabriskie Point (Antonioni, Monroe, Manson etc.) ended up on the vinyl cover of 'The Joshua Tree' record. It became my most well-known photo for years to come [...]" (cited by Anton Corbijn, U2 & I, München 2005, pp. 134)