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.

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Larry Sultan (162 results)
Holly, Bosque Drive, from the series ”The..., 2002

Larry Sultan

Holly, Bosque Drive, from the series ”The..., 2002

Sale Date: December 2, 2020

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Patio, Winnetka Avenue, from the series ”The , 2000

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Patio, Winnetka Avenue, from the series ”The , 2000

Sale Date: December 2, 2020

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Silver Curtain, 1997, 1997

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Silver Curtain, 1997, 1997

Sale Date: October 2, 2020

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Woman in Curlers, 2002

Larry Sultan

Woman in Curlers, 2002

Sale Date: July 22, 2020

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Untitled, 1978

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Untitled, 1978

Sale Date: April 8, 2020

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Canal District, San Rafael, 2006

Larry Sultan

Canal District, San Rafael, 2006

Sale Date: February 24, 2020

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Golf Trophy, from Pictures from Home, 1984

Larry Sultan

Golf Trophy, from Pictures from Home, 1984

Sale Date: July 13, 2020

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My Parents in Bed, Los Angeles, 1987

Larry Sultan

My Parents in Bed, Los Angeles, 1987

Sale Date: February 21, 2020

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WEST VALLEY STUDIO #13, 2003

Larry Sultan

WEST VALLEY STUDIO #13, 2003

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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Woman in Garden, Mission Hills, 1999, 1999

Larry Sultan

Woman in Garden, Mission Hills, 1999, 1999

Sale Date: November 14, 2019

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Sharon Wild from The Valley, 2001

Larry Sultan

Sharon Wild from The Valley, 2001

Sale Date: November 5, 2019

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The Valley (Cabana), 2000

Larry Sultan

The Valley (Cabana), 2000

Sale Date: October 17, 2019

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My Parents in Bed, Los Angeles, 1987

Larry Sultan

My Parents in Bed, Los Angeles, 1987

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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Sharon Wild from The Valley, 2001

Larry Sultan

Sharon Wild from The Valley, 2001

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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Tasha's Third Film from The Valley, 1998

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Tasha's Third Film from The Valley, 1998

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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Woman in Curlers from The Valley, 2002

Larry Sultan

Woman in Curlers from The Valley, 2002

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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Evidence

Larry Sultan & Mike Mandel

Evidence

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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West Vally Studio Aus der Serie: The Valley, 1998

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West Vally Studio Aus der Serie: The Valley, 1998

Sale Date: November 28, 2018

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Pool, Calabasas. Aus der Serie: The Valley, 2002

Larry Sultan

Pool, Calabasas. Aus der Serie: The Valley, 2002

Sale Date: November 28, 2018

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Larry Sultan & Mike Mandel

"Evidence", Clatworthy Colorvues, Greenbrae,...

Sale Date: November 23, 2018

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Los Angeles, Early Evening, from Pictures..., 1986

Larry Sultan

Los Angeles, Early Evening, from Pictures..., 1986

Sale Date: October 5, 2018

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Cabana from The Valley, 2000, 2000

Larry Sultan

Cabana from The Valley, 2000, 2000

Sale Date: October 5, 2018

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Seven works; (i) #3 (Mom in the lounge..., 1989

Larry Sultan

Seven works; (i) #3 (Mom in the lounge..., 1989

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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The Valley (Cabana), 2000

Larry Sultan

The Valley (Cabana), 2000

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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