Start price: € 1,800

Estimate: € 3,400–3,600

Start price: RMB 14,000

Estimate: RMB 26,000–28,000

Size: 33.5 x 42 cm

Dye transfer print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper 50.5 x 60.4 cm, in excellent condition. Signed, dated "1983/98" and edition numbered "7/15 (+ 5 A.P.)" in ink in the lower margin. LITERATURE Wim Wenders, Written in the West. Photographien aus dem amerikanischen Westen, München 1987, ill. 19.

The series "Written in the West" was shot by Wim Wenders with his medium format Plaubel Makina 6x7 during a road trip through Southwest America: Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California. The German filmmaker went there when he searched for subjects and locations for his iconic movie Paris, Texas (1984). He was captivated by the unique, saturated light of wild, deserted landscapes, empty shops, cafes and roads, seem to be inhabited by signage and advertisement instead of humans. This great stillness is the essence of this series, which sharpened Wender's idea and conception of the American West.

染料转印照片，1989年印制在双重重量半哑光纸上，50.5 x 60.4 cm，状况极佳。下边缘有墨水签名，注明日期“1983/98”及版本编号“7/15 (+ 5 A.P.)”。文献：Wim Wenders，《西部书写》。来自美国西部的摄影作品，慕尼黑，1987年，插图19。系列《西部书写》是由维姆·文德斯在一次穿越美国西南部的公路旅行中拍摄的，使用的是他的中画幅Plaubel Makina 6x7相机：德克萨斯州、亚利桑那州、新墨西哥州和加利福尼亚州。这位德国电影制作人在寻找其标志性电影《巴黎，德克萨斯》（1984年）的主题和拍摄地点时来到了这里。他被野性、荒凉的风景、空荡荡的商店、咖啡馆和道路的独特、饱和的光线所吸引，似乎被标牌和广告而非人类所占据。这种极大的静谧是这个系列的精髓，深化了文德斯对美国西部的想法和概念。