Larry Sultan

(American, 1946–2009)

Larry Sultan was an American photographer known for his use of images to create a discourse between fiction and documentary. The seminal photobook Pictures From Home (1992), achieved this difficult ambiguity through combining film stills from home movies, contemporary photographs of suburbia, and texts from his journal. “What drives me to continue this work is difficult to name. It has more to do with love than with sociology. With being a subject in the drama rather than a witness,” he once explained. Born on July 13, 1946 in Brooklyn, NY, he grew up outside of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley region. He studied political science at UC Santa Barbara, and later received his MFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute. He became known in 1977 for Evidence, a highly influential book he made in collaboration with Mike Mandel backed by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. In the late 1990s, Sultan began a new project documenting suburban homes rented out as sets for pornographic movies in his hometown. Like his previous series, The Valley (2004), was regarded as being less about its subject matter and more a commentary on how images are used to construct fantasy. The artist died on December 13, 2009 in Greenbrae, CA. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland, among others.

Larry Sultan Artworks

Larry Sultan (162 results)

Child's Bedroom, 2001

Larry Sultan

Child's Bedroom, 2001

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Untitled

Larry Sultan

HK Art Advisory + Projects

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Dad on Sofa (From the series “Pictures..., 1984–2023

Larry Sultan

Dad on Sofa (From the series “Pictures..., 1984–2023

1,000 USD

Untitled, 2023

Larry Sultan

Untitled, 2023

Baldwin Contemporary

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Practicing Golf Swing, 1988

Larry Sultan

Practicing Golf Swing, 1988

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Meander, 2006

Larry Sultan

Meander, 2006

400 USD

Conversation Through Kitchen Window..., 1986–1992

Larry Sultan

Conversation Through Kitchen Window..., 1986–1992

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Dad on Bed, 1984

Larry Sultan

Dad on Bed, 1984

Galerie Thomas Zander

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Untitled, 1982

Larry Sultan

Untitled, 1982

Galerie Thomas Zander

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Business Page from the series Pictures from..., 1985

Larry Sultan

Business Page from the series Pictures from..., 1985

Yancey Richardson

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Tasha's Third Film, from the series The Valley, 1998

Larry Sultan

Tasha's Third Film, from the series The Valley, 1998

Yancey Richardson

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Boxers, Mission Hills, from the series The..., 1999

Larry Sultan

Boxers, Mission Hills, from the series The..., 1999

Yancey Richardson

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Bottega Veneta #3, 2008

Larry Sultan

Bottega Veneta #3, 2008

Galerie Thomas Zander

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Untitled, 1982

Larry Sultan

Untitled, 1982

Galerie Thomas Zander

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Ooh la la, 1982

Larry Sultan & Mike Mandel

Ooh la la, 1982

Galerie Thomas Zander

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Denise Hale, 2007

Larry Sultan

Denise Hale, 2007

Galerie Thomas Zander

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Little Cinderella, 1999

Larry Sultan

Little Cinderella, 1999

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Porter Ranch Road, 2003

Larry Sultan

Porter Ranch Road, 2003

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Golf Trophy, 1984

Larry Sultan

Golf Trophy, 1984

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Boxers, Mission Hills (from 'The Valley'), 1999

Larry Sultan

Boxers, Mission Hills (from 'The Valley'), 1999

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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Little Cinderella (from The Valley), 1998, 1998

Larry Sultan

Little Cinderella (from The Valley), 1998, 1998

Sale Date: April 3, 2024

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Untitled (from the Swimmers series), 1978

Larry Sultan

Untitled (from the Swimmers series), 1978

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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Sharon Wild, 2001

Larry Sultan

Sharon Wild, 2001

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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Untitled (My Mom Posing For Me, Palm..., 1984

Larry Sultan

Untitled (My Mom Posing For Me, Palm..., 1984

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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