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)

Mom on Chaise Lounge (from Pictures from Home), 1987

Larry Sultan

Mom on Chaise Lounge (from Pictures from Home), 1987

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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My mother posing for me, 1984

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My mother posing for me, 1984

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Practicing golf swing, 1986

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Practicing golf swing, 1986

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Selected images from the..., 1984–1987

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Selected images from the..., 1984–1987

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Haskell Avenue from The Valley, 1998

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Haskell Avenue from The Valley, 1998

Sale Date: November 18, 2014

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Sharon Wild from The Valley, 2001

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Sharon Wild from The Valley, 2001

Sale Date: November 18, 2014

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West Valley Studio #11, from the series The..., 2001

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West Valley Studio #11, from the series The..., 2001

Sale Date: May 28, 2014

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Tasha's Third Film, 1998

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Tasha's Third Film, 1998

Sale Date: April 1, 2014

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West Valley Studio #13, 2003

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West Valley Studio #13, 2003

Sale Date: November 28, 2013

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Woman in Curlers, 2002

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Woman in Curlers, 2002

Sale Date: November 28, 2013

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Untitled (from Pictures from Home), 1989

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Untitled (from Pictures from Home), 1989

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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West Valley Studio #3, From the Series the..., 1998

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West Valley Studio #3, From the Series the..., 1998

Sale Date: November 27, 2013

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Backyard, West Valley Studio, 2003

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Backyard, West Valley Studio, 2003

Sale Date: November 7, 2013

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Empty Pool (from Pictures from Home), 1991

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Empty Pool (from Pictures from Home), 1991

Sale Date: September 26, 2013

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Tasha's third film, 1998

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Tasha's third film, 1998

Sale Date: June 26, 2013

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Suburbs in Studio, 2000

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Suburbs in Studio, 2000

Sale Date: June 27, 2013

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Cabana, 2000

Larry Sultan

Sale Date: June 27, 2013

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My mother posing for me, 1984

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My mother posing for me, 1984

Sale Date: May 19, 2013

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Sharon Wild from The Valley, 2001

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Sharon Wild from The Valley, 2001

Sale Date: May 8, 2013

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From The Valley, 2004

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From The Valley, 2004

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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Sharon Wild (from The Valley series), 2001

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Sharon Wild (from The Valley series), 2001

Sale Date: March 8, 2013

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Untitled (from Pictures from home), 1989

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Untitled (from Pictures from home), 1989

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

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Topanga Skyline Drive #2, 2000

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Topanga Skyline Drive #2, 2000

Sale Date: November 8, 2012

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Boxers, Mission Hills from The Valley, 1999

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Boxers, Mission Hills from The Valley, 1999

Sale Date: October 2, 2012

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