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Lot 148

Ara Guler
(1928-2008)
Aerial studies, Noah's Ark, Mount Ararat and Mount Tunduruk

4 – 14 December 2020, 13:00 EST
Online, New York

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Ara Guler (1928-2008)

Aerial studies, Noah's Ark, Mount Ararat and Mount Tunduruk, 1960
2 gelatin silver prints, each signed, titled, dated, inscribed in ink and credit stamp on the verso.
each 15 3/4 x 12in (39.7 x 30.5cm)

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Provenance
From the artist;
to James (Jimmy) Fox, former Editor-in-Chief, Magnum Photos, Paris

Based on aerial survey photo taken by Turkish military mapping authorities, the Turkish Magnum photographer Ara Guler flew in a twin seater plane over Mount Ararat and nearby Mount Tunduruk (some 15 miles down the slope of Ararat) where he located the rock formation believed to be Noah's Ark. The boat like shape is 160 feet wide and 500 feet long.
Signed vintage prints by Guler rarely appear at auction.

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