Todai-Ji Interior, Nara

1999

Thomas Struth

Associated Names
Thomas Struth

Artist, German, born 1954

The image shows a large indoor area with two sculptures. In the center is a dark-colored seated figure, likely representing Buddha, with a serene expression and hands raised in a meditative gesture. To the left is another detailed statue in golden attire with a crown. The setting includes a decorated background, wooden pillars with metal bands, and people observing the sculptures.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Marian Goodman Gallery, New York); Private collection, New York, 2000; (sale, Phillips, New York, 28 February 2017, lot 93); Anthony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on verso, lower right on label in graphite: Thomas Struth; on frame: 4/10


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