Modena, 1973

"The landscape Modena (1973) is quite beautiful. The shades of green, from that austere wedge to the fuzzier, yellow-tinted grass and shrubs, and then that circular chunk of yellow. Beautiful. I like everything about it: I like the play among reality and mystery, the constructed. Everybody thinks this is new, but Ghirri was doing it more than thirty years ago."

—William Eggleston

Luigi Ghirri's pioneering color photography work has influenced a generation of photographers, including Eggleston, Olivo Barbieri, Martin Parr, and William Eggleston. Aperture is pleased to offer this very special limited-edition photograph in collaboration with Paola Ghirri, the artist's wife.

C-Print
Image Size: 6 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches
Paper Size: 9 5/8 x 11 15/16 inches
Edition of 25 + 5 Artist Proofs
Captioned and numbered by Paola Ghirri
Embossed with the official stamp of the Estate of Luigi Ghirri

Luigi Ghirri (b. 1943, Scandiano, Italy; d. 1992, Roncocesi, Italy) revolutionized Italian photography in the 1970s during his relatively short life. He is considered a pioneer and master of contemporary color photography. Ghirri worked primarily with the landscape and architecture of his Italian homeland. He shared the sensibility of what became known in the U.S. as the New Color and New Topographics movements before they had even been named.