The Canada Auction Series: Canadian Fine Art

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LOT 546

Lot 546

Lynne Cohen, RCA (1944-2014), Canadian

Lynne Cohen, RCA (1944-2014), Canadian
Lot 546 Details
Lynne Cohen, RCA (1944-2014), Canadian

SWIMMING POOL, MOUNT AIRY LODGE, IN THE POCONOS, PENNSYLVANIA, 1975

silver print on paper
signed and numbered 5/50 in pencil verso
image 14.875 x 19 in — 37.8 x 48.3 cm; sheet 15.88 x 20 in — 40.3 x 50.8 cm

Estimate $1,500-$2,500

Realised: $2,700
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lynne Cohen, RCA (1944-2014), Canadian
  • Lynne Cohen, RCA (1944-2014), Canadian
  • Lynne Cohen, RCA (1944-2014), Canadian
Provenance:

Acquired directly from the artist;
Private Collection, Massachusetts

Note:

In a 2001 interview, Cohen recalls: “In 1975 I photographed a swimming pool at a resort in the Poconos, the honeymoon capital of the USA. The pool had mould oozing down the wall, even though it was supposed to be a luxury hotel, and similar stains appear in some of my later pictures of pools. I hadn't thought of the mould as the primary theme until I saw it again in a different context with something else in mind.” [1]

Cohen’s practice has long centred around photographing “found environments” – empty spaces bereft of human presence, yet purpose-built for human needs. Cohen leaves most of the interpretation of these spaces to the viewer, asking them to project their own experiences — and anxieties — of place.

[1] William A. Ewing, Vincent Lavoie, Lori Pauli and Ann Thomas, “Camouflage: An interview with Lynne Cohen,” in No Man‘s Land: The Photography of Lynne Cohen, ed. Ann Thomas (London: Thames & Hudson, 2001), 25.

CONDITION DETAILS

Overall very good condition. No visible issues to report.

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