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FEBRUARY 14TH, 2024| MCM AND ARTS & CRAFTS | DAY 1

Wed, Feb 14, 2024 09:30PM EST
Lot 202

HENK TAS "FROM SALIVA BROTHER TO DOLBY SISTER" PHOTOGRAPH ART

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Original surrealist staged photograph art by artist, Henk Tas (Netherlands, 1948-), as noted on the verso & titled "From Saliva Brother to Dolby Sister". Art measures 32" h x 48" w mounted on a handmade frame measuring 43" x 71". 

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Tas is a Dutch visual artist specializing in sculpting, photography, graphic arts & wall painting. His signature "toverfotografie" (magic photography) uses hats, toys, instruments, lights and plastic figures to create his staged images. He was awarded the Hugo Erfurth Prize by Agfa, has collaborated with the Third Science Fiction festival in Rotterdam & has decorated spaces in the Lantaren & Erasmus University. 

Tas's work can be found in the following collections: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Groninger Museum, Folkwang Museum Essen, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, Nederlands Fotomuseum Sittard, Huis Marseille Amsterdam,  Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, Caldic Collectie, Collectie Randstad Uitzendbureau, Centre Pompidou Paris, Collectiom Bono, Dublin, Govinda Gallery, Washington DC, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris.