BRUCE DAVIDSON SUBWAY DYE TRANSFER PRINTS 2014
The Photographs of SUBWAY were made in the early 1980s in and around New York City’s subway system and represent the only comprehensive body of work produced in color by the legendary photographer, Bruce Davidson. The artist has remarked: “I wanted to transform the subway from its dark, degrading and impersonal reality into images that open up our experience again to the color, sensuality and vitality of the individual souls that ride it each day. In transforming the grim, abusive, violent, and often beautiful reality of the subway into a language of color, I see the subway as metaphor for the modern world. It is a great social equalizer. As our being is exposed, we confront our mortality, contemplate our destiny, and experience both the beauty and the beast. From the moving train above ground we see glimpses of the city, and as the train moves into the tunnel fluorescent light reaches into the gloom, and trapped inside, we all hang on together.” -‐ Bruce Davidson, 2003
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Untitled, Subway, New York, [Yellow pants], early 1980s 20 x 24 inch Dye Transfer Print Signed by the artist in pencil on verso Printed by Guy Stricherz in 2014 From a limited edition of ten From the collection of the artist Illustrated in: Bruce Davidson, Subway, Aperture, 2011, page 88 $12,500.
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Untitled, Subway, New York, [Red tracksuit], early 1980s 20 x 24 inch Dye Transfer Print Signed by the artist in pencil on verso Printed by Guy Stricherz in 2014 From a limited edition of ten From the collection of the artist Illustrated in: Bruce Davidson, Subway, Aperture, 2011, page 72 $12,500.
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ROSEGALLERY | Bergamot Station Arts Center | 2525 Michigan Ave G-5 | Santa Monica | CA 90404 |
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Untitled, Subway, New York, [jewelry], early 1980s 20 x 24 inch Dye Transfer Print Signed by the artist in pencil on verso Printed by Guy Stricherz in 2014 From a limited edition of ten From the collection of the artist Illustrated in: Bruce Davidson, Subway, Aperture, 2011, Cover and page 125 $12,500.
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ROSEGALLERY | Bergamot Station Arts Center | 2525 Michigan Ave G-5 | Santa Monica | CA 90404 |
P: 310.264.8440 | F: 310.264.8443 | info@rosegallery.net | www.rosegallery.net
Untitled, Subway, New York, [woman folded arms], early 1980s 20 x 24 inch Dye Transfer Print Signed by the artist in pencil on verso Printed by Guy Stricherz in 2014 From a limited edition of ten From the collection of the artist Illustrated in: Bruce Davidson, Subway, Aperture, 2011, page 42 $12,500.
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ROSEGALLERY | Bergamot Station Arts Center | 2525 Michigan Ave G-5 | Santa Monica | CA 90404 |
P: 310.264.8440 | F: 310.264.8443 | info@rosegallery.net | www.rosegallery.net
Untitled, Subway, New York, [Purple dress], early 1980s 20 x 24 inch Dye Transfer Print Signed by the artist in pencil on verso Printed by Guy Stricherz in 2014 Nine in a limited edition of ten From the collection of the artist Illustrated in: Bruce Davidson, Subway, Aperture, 2011, page 107 $12,500.
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ROSEGALLERY | Bergamot Station Arts Center | 2525 Michigan Ave G-5 | Santa Monica | CA 90404 |
P: 310.264.8440 | F: 310.264.8443 | info@rosegallery.net | www.rosegallery.net
Untitled, Subway, New York, [couple by stairs], early 1980s 20 x 24 inch Dye Transfer Print Signed by the artist in pencil on verso Printed by Guy Stricherz in 2014 From a limited edition of ten From the collection of the artist Illustrated in: Bruce Davidson, Subway, Aperture, 2011, page 89 $12,500.
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ROSEGALLERY | Bergamot Station Arts Center | 2525 Michigan Ave G-5 | Santa Monica | CA 90404 |
P: 310.264.8440 | F: 310.264.8443 | info@rosegallery.net | www.rosegallery.net
Untitled, Subway, New York, [train passing cemetery], early 1980s 20 x 24 inch Dye Transfer Print Signed by the artist in pencil on verso Printed by Guy Stricherz in 2014 From a limited edition of ten From the collection of the artist Illustrated in: Bruce Davidson, Subway, Aperture, 2011, page 39 $12,500.
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ROSEGALLERY | Bergamot Station Arts Center | 2525 Michigan Ave G-5 | Santa Monica | CA 90404 |
P: 310.264.8440 | F: 310.264.8443 | info@rosegallery.net | www.rosegallery.net
Untitled, Subway, New York, [couple hair beads], early 1980s 20 x 24 inch Dye Transfer Print Signed by the artist in pencil on verso Printed by Guy Stricherz in 2014 From a limited edition of ten From the collection of the artist Illustrated in: Bruce Davidson, Subway, Aperture, 2011, page 95 $12,500.
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ROSEGALLERY | Bergamot Station Arts Center | 2525 Michigan Ave G-5 | Santa Monica | CA 90404 |
P: 310.264.8440 | F: 310.264.8443 | info@rosegallery.net | www.rosegallery.net
Untitled, Subway, New York, [Orange pants], early 1980s 20 x 24 inch Dye Transfer Print Signed by the artist in pencil on verso Printed by Guy Stricherz in 2014 From a limited edition of Ten From the collection of the artist Illustrated in: Bruce Davidson, Subway, Aperture, 2011, page 27 $12,500.
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