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b. 1967 -

With his photography, Spencer Tunick combines the presentation of the human body with complex performance. Born in 1967 in New York State, Tunick studied at Emerson College and went on to gain critical acclaim for his work. Spencer Tunick's nude photographs expose the conflict between identity and privacy, and he describes the human body as raw material that he works with in his shoots.

Spencer Tunick's photography often features hundreds of naked volunteers in various settings, both rural and urban, to highlight social and environmental issues. Spencer Tunick's C-type prints for sale include Buffalo 6, a shot taken inside Grand Central Station. C-type prints are made on light-sensitive paper, using a process that allows light from a bulb to pass through a color negative before going through the lens. Browse collections of unique C-type prints for sale to find quirky or traditional shots to round out your photographic home gallery.

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      • Spencer Tunick, Newcastle, Gateshead, 2005;
        Sep. 04, 2024

        Spencer Tunick, Newcastle, Gateshead, 2005;

        Est: £300 - £500

        Spencer Tunick, American b.1967- Newcastle, Gateshead, 2005; photo in colour on Kodak professional paper, signed on a label to the reverse, produced for the Baltic Contemporary Arts centre, sheet: 20 x 25.5 cm, (unframed)

        Roseberys
      • Spencer Tunick, Lyon France, 2005;
        Sep. 04, 2024

        Spencer Tunick, Lyon France, 2005;

        Est: £300 - £500

        Spencer Tunick, American b.1967- Lyon France, 2005; colour photo, signed and dated to the reverse, exhibited at the Biennale d'Art Contemporain de Lyon, in its own brochure case, features in the Spencer Tunick book, European Installations, sheet: 20.2 x 25.5 cm, (unframed)

        Roseberys
      • Spencer Tunick, Brugge, Belgium, 2005;
        Sep. 04, 2024

        Spencer Tunick, Brugge, Belgium, 2005;

        Est: £300 - £500

        Spencer Tunick, American b.1967- Brugge, Belgium, 2005; photo in colour on Kodak professional paper, signed on a label to the reverse, sheet: 25.4 x 20.3 cm, (unframed)

        Roseberys
      • Spencer Tunick, San Sebastian, Spain 1;
        Sep. 04, 2024

        Spencer Tunick, San Sebastian, Spain 1;

        Est: £300 - £500

        Spencer Tunick, American b.1967- San Sebastian, Spain 1; colour photo on Kodak professional paper, signed on a label on the reverse, sheet: 25.5 x 20.5 cm, (unframed)

        Roseberys
      • Spencer Tunick (1967-) USA - London (Selfridges)
        Aug. 06, 2024

        Spencer Tunick (1967-) USA - London (Selfridges)

        Est: $600 - $1,000

        Spencer Tunick (1967-) USA London (Selfridges) Photographic Print

        Colville Auctions
      • 123rd Street and Malcolm X Boulevard, NYC 2
        Jun. 20, 2024

        123rd Street and Malcolm X Boulevard, NYC 2

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        A Life in Art: The Mallin Collection Spencer Tunick b. 1967 123rd Street and Malcolm X Boulevard, NYC 2 signed, dated 2000, and numbered 3/6 in ink (on the reverse of the flush-mount) chromogenic print 71¼ by 89½ in. 181 by 227.3 cm. Executed in 2000, this print is number 3 from an edition of 6. Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please contact Montserrat Palacios at [email protected]

        Sotheby's
      • Spencer Tunick (American b. 1967-) C- Print
        Jun. 11, 2024

        Spencer Tunick (American b. 1967-) C- Print

        Est: $2,000 - $12,000

        DESCRIPTION: A c-print on diasec by Spencer Tunick titled: "Barriers 1". Illustrates rows of nude figures lying on their backs on the Williamsburg Bridge. Marked: "Spencer Tunick 1998, 2005 6/6" on Verso as well as a card from I-20 Galleries describing the piece. Mounted on plexiglass. CIRCA: 21st Ct. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS:H:60" L:48" PROVENANCE: Purchased by consignor from I-20 Gallery in New York in 2004. Original invoice included. CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email ([email protected]) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

        Akiba Galleries
      • SPENCER TUNICK - Sin título #5
        May. 21, 2024

        SPENCER TUNICK - Sin título #5

        Est: -

        SPENCER TUNICK EEUU 1967 Sin título #5. 2002 Impresión digital sobre papel Kodak Professional Dorso sello del artista Ejemplar numerado 48 de 150 Medidas 25,5 x 21 cm

        Subastas Segre
      • Spencer Tunick, American (1967-), Chinatown, L.A., chromogenic print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm.)
        Apr. 17, 2024

        Spencer Tunick, American (1967-), Chinatown, L.A., chromogenic print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm.)

        Est: $400 - $600

        Spencer Tunick American, (1967-) Chinatown, L.A. chromogenic print

        Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
      • TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- )
        Mar. 14, 2024

        TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- )

        Est: €100 - €150

        TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- ) TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- ) American Photographer. Tunick is worldwide known for his large-scale nude shoots. Attractive signed 8 x 10 photograph by Tunick, the artistic image showing one of his large-scale nude shoots, with nude bodies laying on the street floor in Times Square, New York. Signed in bold black ink to the lower right corner `Sp. Tunick´. VG

        International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
      • TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- )
        Jul. 13, 2023

        TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- )

        Est: €100 - €150

        TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- ) American photographer. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the image depicting one of Tunick's large-scale nude installations of people floating in the Dead Sea in 2011. Signed by Tunick in black ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. EX

        International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
      • TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- )
        Jul. 13, 2023

        TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- )

        Est: €100 - €150

        TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- ) American photographer. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Tunick's large-scale nude installation entitled Venezuela 2 (Caracas Museum of Contemporary Art) (2006). Signed by Tunick in black ink with his name alone at the base of the image. EX

        International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
      • Spencer Tunick (American 1967-) 23rd Street and Tenth Avenue, NYC 1, 1999
        Apr. 28, 2023

        Spencer Tunick (American 1967-) 23rd Street and Tenth Avenue, NYC 1, 1999

        Est: £1,500 - £2,500

        Spencer Tunick (American 1967-) 23rd Street and Tenth Avenue, NYC 1, 1999 signed, dated and numbered 1/6 (to reverse), chromogenic colour photograph face-mounted on perspex (180.3cm x 226cm (71in x 89in)) Provenance with Hales Gallery, London.

        Lyon & Turnbull
      • Spencer Tunick (b. 1967) Buffalo Central Terminal, 2004
        Mar. 15, 2023

        Spencer Tunick (b. 1967) Buffalo Central Terminal, 2004

        Est: €1,000 - €1,500

        Spencer Tunick (b. 1967) Buffalo Central Terminal, 2004 Chromogenic print on Kodak Pro Endura paper Signed, dated, located and dedicated "to Mattijs" on the reverse 25 x 20 cm Provenance : Private collection, Paris Note : On August 15, 2004, the American photographer Spencer Tunick created an installation in the old train station in Buffalo, N.Y. involving 1800 people. Note : This work is dedicated to the curator Mattijs Visser. Spencer Tunick (né en 1967) Buffalo Central Terminal, 2004 Tirage chromogénique sur papier Kodak Pro Endura Signé, daté, situé et dédicacé "à Mattijs" au dos 25 x 20 cm Provenance : Collection particulière, Paris Note : le 15 aôut 2004, le photographe americain Spencer Tunick réalisait une installation dans l'ancienne gare de Buffalo, N.Y. à laquelle participaient 1800 personnes posant nues devant son objectif Note : Cette oeuvre est dédicacée au commissaire d'exposition Mattijs Visser.

        Piasa
      • TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- )
        Mar. 15, 2023

        TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- )

        Est: €100 - €150

        TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- ) American photographer. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the image depicting one of Tunick's large-scale nude shots of gold painted women in the Bavarian State Opera House in Munich on 23rd June 2012 as part of the photographer's interpretation of scenes from Richard Wagner's opera Der Ring des Nibelungen. Signed by Tunick in black ink with his name alone to the base of the image. EX

        International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
      • TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- )
        Mar. 15, 2023

        TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- )

        Est: €100 - €150

        TUNICK SPENCER: (1967- ) American photographer. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the image depicting one of Tunick's large-scale nude installations at the Havis Amanda statue and fountain in the Market Square in the Kaartinkaupunki district of Helsinki, Finland. Signed by Tunick in black ink with his name alone to the base of the image. EX

        International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
      • Spencer Tunick Nude C-Print
        Dec. 03, 2022

        Spencer Tunick Nude C-Print

        Est: $200 - $400

        Spencer Tunick is known for his photographs of massive crowds of nude people, an investigation of identity he describes as "human installation." (source: Artnet.com)

        Palm Beach Modern Auctions
      • Spencer Tunick - Montreal 3 - 2002 Offset Lithograph - SIGNED 16" x 28"
        May. 31, 2022

        Spencer Tunick - Montreal 3 - 2002 Offset Lithograph - SIGNED 16" x 28"

        Est: $400 - $600

        "Montreal 3" by Spencer Tunick, 2002 Signed Offset Lithograph. Paper size is 16 x 28 inches, with an image size of 16 x 20 inches. The Offset Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Exhibition poster for Spencer Tunick at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal 2002. Hand signed by Tunick in ballpoint pen.

        DUMBO Auctions
      • TUNICK, SPENCER (geb. 1967), "The Ring",
        Feb. 26, 2022

        TUNICK, SPENCER (geb. 1967), "The Ring",

        Est: -

        TUNICK, SPENCER (born 1967), "The Ring", Scene from the art action on the occasion of the Munich Opera Festival, June/July 2012, color photography/Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper, signed in the print, HxW: sheet approx. 30x21 cm. In the cover of the Bavarian State Opera. Slight signs of age.

        Auktionshaus Eppli
      • SPENCER TUNICK (AMERICAN, b. 1967).
        Feb. 06, 2022

        SPENCER TUNICK (AMERICAN, b. 1967).

        Est: $1,500 - $2,500

        Chromogenic color print. "Chambers Street, NYC 1, 1999". Signed and dated verso. No. 2 from an edition of 6. I-20 Gallery label affixed verso. Doyle lot sticker affixed verso. From a Long Island, NY collection.

        Clarke Auction Gallery
      • Tunick, Spencer: Bourgogne, France
        Dec. 08, 2021

        Tunick, Spencer: Bourgogne, France

        Est: €300 - €400

        [*] "Bourgogne, France". 2009. Chromogenic print on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper. 20 x 25,2 cm. Label signed by the photographer in ink and with printed title and date on the verso. Light impression mark in upper left corner, otherwise in very good condition. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

        Bassenge Auctions
      • Spencer Tunick b.1967
        Dec. 01, 2021

        Spencer Tunick b.1967

        Est: £400 - £600

        Spencer Tunick b.1967 Spencer Tunick b.1967 UNTITLED, 2000, Nude Adrift portfolio, printed in 2002, an edition of /48. C print, image size, 255 x 205mm, printed on Kodak paper, with photographer's copyright stamp verso, editioned and dated in pen verso.

        Chiswick Auctions
      • Spencer Tunick b.1967
        Dec. 01, 2021

        Spencer Tunick b.1967

        Est: £4,000 - £6,000

        Spencer Tunick b.1967 Spencer Tunick b.1967 NEWCASTLE & GATESHEAD (BALTIC), Colour coupler print, image size, 95 x 76.5cm, Artist's proof Provenance: Ellen Shapiro Collection, London

        Chiswick Auctions
      • TUNICK, SPENCER (b. 1967) Untitled [Chambers Street, Manhattan], 1998. C-print bonded to Diasec, 90 x 71 inches (2286 x 1830...
        Nov. 17, 2021

        TUNICK, SPENCER (b. 1967) Untitled [Chambers Street, Manhattan], 1998. C-print bonded to Diasec, 90 x 71 inches (2286 x 1830...

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        TUNICK, SPENCER (b. 1967) Untitled [Chambers Street, Manhattan], 1998. C-print bonded to Diasec, 90 x 71 inches (2286 x 1830 mm), signed verso on the label from I-20 Gallery and numbered 2 from the edition of 6. Fine. C 

        DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
      • Spencer Tunick (1967) - Untitled 12, 2002
        Oct. 07, 2021

        Spencer Tunick (1967) - Untitled 12, 2002

        Est: €600 - €800

        Vintage C-print on Kodak paper Edition 48 of 150 Titled, numbered and dated in black ink with photographer's credit stamp on the verso

        Finarte
      • Spencer Tunick (1967) - Untitled 5, 2002
        Oct. 07, 2021

        Spencer Tunick (1967) - Untitled 5, 2002

        Est: €600 - €800

        Vintage C-print on Kodak paper Edition 48 of 150 Titled and dated in black ink with photographer's credit stamp on the verso

        Finarte
      • Spencer Tunick, b. 1967 | Maine
        Sep. 21, 2021

        Spencer Tunick, b. 1967 | Maine

        Est: £2,000 - £3,000

        Spencer Tunick b. 1967 Maine Signed, dated and numbered 1/5 in black ink on verso of mount. With a gallery label bearing information about the work affixed to the back of the frame.  Silver print, flush mounted to board. Framed.  image 58.5 by 73.6 cm.; 23 by 29 in. framed: 59 by 74.1 cm.; 23¼ by 29 ⅛ in. Executed in 1997

        Sotheby's
      • * Tunick (Spencer, 1967-). Cape Town, South Africa, 2002, chromogenic print
        Sep. 09, 2021

        * Tunick (Spencer, 1967-). Cape Town, South Africa, 2002, chromogenic print

        Est: £500 - £700

        * Tunick (Spencer, 1967-). Cape Town, South Africa, 2002, chromogenic print on Kodak Professional paper, 25 x 20 cm, photographer's stamp with date and limitation 48/150 to verso Qty: (1)

        Dominic Winter Auctions
      • Spencer Tunick b.1967
        Sep. 07, 2021

        Spencer Tunick b.1967

        Est: £600 - £800

        Spencer Tunick b.1967 Spencer Tunick b.1967 Untitled, 2000, Nude Adrift portfolio, printed in 2002, an edition of /48. C print, image size, 255 x 205mm, printed on Kodak paper, with photographer's copyright stamp verso, editioned and dated in pen verso.

        Chiswick Auctions
      • Spencer Tunick b.1967
        Sep. 07, 2021

        Spencer Tunick b.1967

        Est: £600 - £800

        Spencer Tunick b.1967 Spencer Tunick b.1967 Untitled, 2000, Nude Adrift portfolio, printed in 2002, an edition of /48. C print, image size, 255 x 205mm, printed on Kodak paper, with photographer's copyright stamp verso, editioned and dated in pen verso.

        Chiswick Auctions
      • Monumental Spencer Tunick C-Print
        Aug. 21, 2021

        Monumental Spencer Tunick C-Print

        Est: $5,000 - $7,000

        Work is titled 23RD STREET & 10TH AVE NYC. Gallery label to reverse: I-20 Gallery, New York, New York. Provenance: I-20 Gallery, New York, New York | Important Collection, Coral Gables, Florida.

        Palm Beach Modern Auctions
      • Spencer Tunick b.1967
        May. 28, 2021

        Spencer Tunick b.1967

        Est: £1,500 - £2,500

        Spencer Tunick b.1967 UNTITLED, NEW JERSEY, 1988. C-print, image size, 720 x 570 mm, signed, dated and numbered in marker Spencer Tunick 1998 3/5 verso.

        Chiswick Auctions
      • Spencer Tunick Nude C-Print
        Feb. 18, 2021

        Spencer Tunick Nude C-Print

        Est: $200 - $400

        Photography

        Palm Beach Modern Auctions
      • TUNICK, SPENCER (b. 1967) Untitled [Chambers Street, Manhattan], 1998. C-print bonded to Diasec, 90 x 71 inches (2286 x 1830...
        Dec. 15, 2020

        TUNICK, SPENCER (b. 1967) Untitled [Chambers Street, Manhattan], 1998. C-print bonded to Diasec, 90 x 71 inches (2286 x 1830...

        Est: $4,000 - $6,000

        TUNICK, SPENCER (b. 1967) Untitled [Chambers Street, Manhattan], 1998. C-print bonded to Diasec, 90 x 71 inches (2286 x 1830 mm), signed verso on the label from I-20 Gallery and numbered 2 from the edition of 6. Fine. C 

        DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
      • SPENCER TUNICK (B. 1967)
        Oct. 26, 2020

        SPENCER TUNICK (B. 1967)

        Est: £400 - £600

        SPENCER TUNICK (B. 1967) PERFORMANCE 2003 The Saatchi Gallery-London, C-type print signed and dated verso, annotated 'N/P', originally a gift from the artist for participants of the performance image size 255 x 205mm

        Chiswick Auctions
      • Spencer Tunick (1967) - Performance, 1994
        Oct. 16, 2020

        Spencer Tunick (1967) - Performance, 1994

        Est: €700 - €1,000

        Vintage gelatin silver print Signed and dated in pencil on the verso

        Finarte
      • Spencer Tunick (1967) - Performance, 1994
        Sep. 30, 2020

        Spencer Tunick (1967) - Performance, 1994

        Est: €700 - €1,000

        Vintage gelatin silver print Signed and dated in pencil on the verso

        Finarte
      • Mimmo Rotella (Catanzaro 1918-Milano 2006) - Rotella, 2004
        Sep. 24, 2020

        Mimmo Rotella (Catanzaro 1918-Milano 2006) - Rotella, 2004

        Est: €3,000 - €5,000

        book - object containing 12 collages handly made by the author with respective printed images, numbered 58/100 (from the edition of 100 + XXX + 20 P. A.) Each collage signed in pencil has the blind stamp of the printer Berardinelli Verona and of the Publisher Prearo, Milan Pencil signature of the author in the colophon Within the original blue case with the print of a collage signed by the author in the lower left corner all in a transparent plexiglass case This lot is subject to Artists Resale Rights

        Finarte
      • SPENCER TUNICK (American, born 1967) Sea Earth Change 2019 c-type photograph
        Jul. 29, 2020

        SPENCER TUNICK (American, born 1967) Sea Earth Change 2019 c-type photograph

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        SPENCER TUNICK (American, born 1967) Sea Earth Change 2019 c-type photograph 100 x 126cm OTHER NOTES: All proceeds of this photograph will be donated to the charity Thread Together. Thread Together is the only organisation in Australia whose main mission and focus is to source new and excess clothing from fashion retailers and redistribute items to those in our communities that need it most. This shoot was part of The Iconic''s summer campaign We Are Human at Haslewood Island in the Whitsundays. "Using a pristine location like Haslewood Island in the Whitsundays to highlight the need for us to protect these areas, while exploring the vulnerability of the human form and importance of community is something I hope I''ve communicated with these images." The Artist

        Leonard Joel
      • TUNICK SPENCER (n. 1967) Untitled.
        Jun. 30, 2020

        TUNICK SPENCER (n. 1967) Untitled.

        Est: €600 - €800

        TUNICK SPENCER (n. 1967). Untitled.. Signature at the back.. Cm 26,00 x 21,00.

        Capitolium Art
      • SPENCER TUNICK (American, born 1967) Sea Earth Change 2019 c-type photograph
        Apr. 08, 2020

        SPENCER TUNICK (American, born 1967) Sea Earth Change 2019 c-type photograph

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        SPENCER TUNICK (American, born 1967) Sea Earth Change 2019 c-type photograph 100 x 126cm OTHER NOTES: All proceeds of this photograph will be donated to the charity Thread Together. Thread Together is the only organisation in Australia whose main mission and focus is to source new and excess clothing from fashion retailers and redistribute items to those in our communities that need it most. This shoot was part of The Iconic's summer campaign We Are Human at Haslewood Island in the Whitsundays. "Using a pristine location like Haslewood Island in the Whitsundays to highlight the need for us to protect these areas, while exploring the vulnerability of the human form and importance of community is something I hope I've communicated with these images." The Artist

        Leonard Joel
      • SPENCER TUNICK (American, born 1967) Sea Earth Change 2019 c-type photograph
        Apr. 08, 2020

        SPENCER TUNICK (American, born 1967) Sea Earth Change 2019 c-type photograph

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        SPENCER TUNICK (American, born 1967) Sea Earth Change 2019 c-type photograph 75 x 94cm OTHER NOTES: All proceeds of this photograph will be donated to the charity Thread Together. Thread Together is the only organisation in Australia whose main mission and focus is to source new and excess clothing from fashion retailers and redistribute items to those in our communities that need it most. This shoot was part of The Iconic's summer campaign We Are Human at Haslewood Island in the Whitsundays. "Using a pristine location like Haslewood Island in the Whitsundays to highlight the need for us to protect these areas, while exploring the vulnerability of the human form and importance of community is something I hope I've communicated with these images." The Artist

        Leonard Joel
      • Spencer Tunick Performance 1995
        Dec. 12, 2019

        Spencer Tunick Performance 1995

        Est: €800 - €900

        (1967) Performance 1995 Vintage gelatin silver print. Artist's signature on the verso. 9.84 x 7.87 in. (9.06 x 7.28 in.) IT Performance 1995 Stampa fotografica vintage alla gelatina sali d'argento. Firma dell'autore al verso. cm 25 x 20 (cm 23 x 18,5)

        Il Ponte Auction House
      • Spencer Tunick (1967) - Saatchi Gallery Installation
        Oct. 30, 2019

        Spencer Tunick (1967) - Saatchi Gallery Installation

        Est: €800 - €1,200

        Vintage C-print Signed and dated in black ink on the verso

        Finarte
      • Spencer Tunick (1967) - Cutty Sark nudes
        Oct. 30, 2019

        Spencer Tunick (1967) - Cutty Sark nudes

        Est: €800 - €1,200

        Vintage C-print Signed and dated in black ink on the verso

        Finarte
      • TUNICK SPENCER (n. 1967) Untitled.
        Sep. 11, 2019

        TUNICK SPENCER (n. 1967) Untitled.

        Est: €400 - €600

        TUNICK SPENCER (n. 1967). Untitled.. At the back artist's label.. Cm 25,00 x 20,00. 2008

        Capitolium Art
      • Spencer Tunick (American b.1967) 'Untitled'
        Aug. 14, 2019

        Spencer Tunick (American b.1967) 'Untitled'

        Est: £300 - £500

        Spencer Tunick (American b.1967) 'Untitled' 1990s Black and white choreographic print Signed in pencil verso 41 x 35cm inc frame

        Chiswick Auctions
      • Spencer Tunick (American b.1967) 'Untitled'
        Aug. 14, 2019

        Spencer Tunick (American b.1967) 'Untitled'

        Est: £300 - £500

        Spencer Tunick (American b.1967) 'Untitled' 1990s Black and white choreographic print Signed in pencil verso 41 x 35cm inc frame

        Chiswick Auctions
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