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Günther Uecker

Lot 617
Zum Schweigen der Schrift oder die Sprachlosigkeit, 1978
Newspaper and nails

14.6 x 10.8 x 4.7 in (37.0 x 27.5 x 12.0 cm)

Lot 617
Zum Schweigen der Schrift oder die Sprachlosigkeit, 1978
Newspaper and nails
14.6 x 10.8 x 4.7 in (37.0 x 27.5 x 12.0 cm)

Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
Auction: 6 days

Van Ham Kunstauktionen

City: Cologne
Auction: Nov 27, 2024
Auction number: A525
Auction name: Modern, Post War & Contemporary, Evening Sale

Lot Details
UECKER, GÜNTHER
1930 Wendorf

Title: "Zum Schweigen der Schrift oder die Sprachlosigkeit".
Date: 1978.
Technique: Newspaper and nails.
Measurement: 37 x 27,5 x 12cm.
Notation: Signed and dated verso lower centre: Uecker 78. Titled verso along the upper and left edge: Zum Schweigen der Schrift oder die Sprachlosigkeit.
Frame/Pedestal: Glass box frame (2,5 x 32.x 17cm).


From an edition of six newspaper blocks from 1978. Each of them is unique.

Provenance
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia

Literature:
- Honisch, Dieter: Uecker, New York 1986, cat. rais. no. 967d
- Dombrowe, Britta Julia: Werkverzeichnis der Bibliophilen Werke von Günther Uecker, Main 2006, cat. rais. no. I. 7808

-Significant work that points to the transience of information and the decay of language
-Successful transformation from an information carrier into a work of art that outlasts time
-According to 'Kunstkompass 2024', Uecker is one of the top 20 most successful living artists.
Lot Details
UECKER, GÜNTHER
1930 Wendorf

Title: "Zum Schweigen der Schrift oder die Sprachlosigkeit".
Date: 1978.
Technique: Newspaper and nails.
Measurement: 37 x 27,5 x 12cm.
Notation: Signed and dated verso lower centre: Uecker 78. Titled verso along the upper and left edge: Zum Schweigen der Schrift oder die Sprachlosigkeit.
Frame/Pedestal: Glass box frame (2,5 x 32.x 17cm).


From an edition of six newspaper blocks from 1978. Each of them is unique.

Provenance
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia

Literature:
- Honisch, Dieter: Uecker, New York 1986, cat. rais. no. 967d
- Dombrowe, Britta Julia: Werkverzeichnis der Bibliophilen Werke von Günther Uecker, Main 2006, cat. rais. no. I. 7808

-Significant work that points to the transience of information and the decay of language
-Successful transformation from an information carrier into a work of art that outlasts time
-According to 'Kunstkompass 2024', Uecker is one of the top 20 most successful living artists.

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