Alec Soth

American | 1969

Alec Soth is an American photographer who was born in 1969. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Green Family Art Foundation in Dallas. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Mattatoio Rome have featured Alec Soth's work in the past.Alec Soth's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 125 USD to 152,400 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2006 the record price for this artist at auction is 152,400 USD for Charles, Vasa, Minnesota, sold at Phillips New York in 2024. Alec Soth has been featured in articles for JUXTAPOZ, Dazed and Confused and FAD Magazine. The most recent article is Thirteen Exhibitions to Catch This Winter written for Boston Art Review in February 2024.

Peter's Houseboat, Winona, Minnesota - Alec Soth

Peter's Houseboat, Winona, Minnesota, printed later, 2002

Archival pigment print, printed later, flush-mounted.

39 5/8 x 49 5/8 in. (100.6 x 126 cm)

Nine Trees, Tucson, Arizona, 2011, printed in 2019

pigment prints

image: 14 by 10½ in. (35.6 by 26.7 cm.)

Peter's Houseboat, Winona Minnesota, 2002, printed in 2004

chromogenic print

32 x 40 in. (81.2 x 101.6 cm.)

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At Auction

Recent Auction Results

Untitled (Dino at Truck Stop

By Alec Soth

-69%

below mid-estimate

Wright

Untitled (Pineapple

By Alec Soth

-58%

below mid-estimate

Wright

Akeley, Minnesota

By Alec Soth

+15%

above mid-estimate

Bonhams New York

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Current Exhibitions

Some Dogs Go To Dallas: A Selection Of Artworks From The Collection Of Pamela And David Hornik

Green Family Art Foundation

Dallas | Texas | USA

Feb 10,2024 - May 12,2024

From Alpha to Creation: Religion in the Deep South

North Carolina Museum of Art

Raleigh | North Carolina | USA

Feb 15,2024 - May 26,2024

Past Exhibitions

X: A Decade of Collecting, 2012–2022

Sheldon Museum of Art

Lincoln | Nebraska | USA

Aug 18,2023 - Dec 21,2023

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Articles

Magnum Photos and Granta Partner for a Unique Collaboration Across Photography and Literature

ArtDaily 30/04/2024

For the first time in the history of its Square Print Sale, Magnum Photos partners with an esteemed literary magazine, Granta, for its upcoming sale from April 29–May 5.

FABLE Square Print Sale

All About Photo 29/04/2024

This Spring Magnum Photos and Granta partner for a unique collaboration across photography and literature.

Thirteen Exhibitions to Catch This Winter

Boston Art Review 06/02/2024

While a relatively snow-free winter isn’t exactly keeping New Englanders indoors this year, a new batch of exhibitions opening at museums across the region certainly helps sweeten the deal to get out and experience art.

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Coverage

“ ..Soth's richly descriptive, large-format colour photographs present an eclectic mix of individuals, landscapes, and interiors... ”
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Beetles+Huxley

“ ..Soth’s is a distinct perspective, however, one in which the act of wandering, the method of embracing serendipity when seeking out his subjects, and the process of telling are as resonant as the photographic... ”
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Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

“ ..Using a large-format camera, Soth creates lushly detailed photographs that often belie the bittersweet subject matter of romance associated with the Falls—the “aftermath of passion,” as Soth describes... ”
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Museum of Art, Williams College

“ ..Guided by research, happenstance and curiosity, Soth seeks out the quiet beauty of the every day... ”
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Weinstein Hammons Gallery

“ ..Soth drifts from these public spaces—scenes of people commuting, running errands, or on a break—to the domestic, all the while absorbing the ambient sounds of the season... ”
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Colby College Museum of Art