Lot 1711* - A189 Photography - Thursday, 27. June 2019, 04.30 PM
THOMAS HOEPKER
(1936)
Muhammad Ali showing off his left fist, Chicago, 1966.
Archival Pigment Print. Later print, c. 2009.
Image dimension 46.2 x 31.7 cm; Sheet dimension 55.5 x 41.5 cm. Frame c. 60 x 50 cm.
Verso signed, photographer's stamp and hand numbered 9/25. Behind museum glass, matted and framed.
Literature: Thomas Hoepker. Big Champ. Muhammad Ali photographed. New York, 2015 (ill. Cover & p. 5).
Provenance:
- Acquired from Galerie Camera Work, Berlin, 2017 (gallery label on the frame verso).
- German private collection.
"Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer."
(Muhammad Ali quoted in Hoepker 2015, p. 27).
CHF 4 000 / 7 000 | (€ 4 120 / 7 220)
Sold for CHF 5 000 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.