Sculpture . Gray columnar basalt (Eifel mountains). Unique object.200 x 14.5 x 17 cm.
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- Significant meditation stone in an incredibly primal appearance, made by the Austrian autodidact from columnar basalt. - In Karl Prantl's natural stones, primeval elements meet a contemporary, minimalist design language. - A unique piece with a fascinating effect that invites to a meditative contemplation. - Numerous of his works can be found in public places; in the year this work was made, one of his meditation stones was erected in the UNO City in Vienna.
LITERATURE: Alexander Winter, Der Steinbildhauer Karl Prantl: Werkkatalog 1950-2000, PhD thesis, Munich 2008, no. 251 (illu. in colors on p. 168).

Karl Prantl. Steine 1969-1979, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, March 30 - June 8, 1980. Karl Prantl. Plastiken, 1950-1981, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt a. Main, October 30 - December 12, 1981 (illu. on p. 152). Skulptur - Architektur - Natur. Wolf Glossner, Peter van der Locht, Osamu Nakajiama, Nils-Udo, Karl Prantl, Städtische Galerie Nordhorn, August 20 - October 3, 1982

Private collection Southern Germany

In very good condition. The pale inclusions in the stone are part of the work's nature.