As of May 15, 2024

Klaus Rinke

Lot 621
Albert Einstein! Wann hält Baden-Baden an diesem Zug?, 1989
Station clock, electrified, on wagons and rails


Lot 621
Albert Einstein! Wann hält Baden-Baden an diesem Zug?, 1989
Station clock, electrified, on wagons and rails

Estimate:
€ 6,000 - 8,000
Auction: 3 days

Van Ham Kunstauktionen

City: Köln
Auction: Jun 05, 2024 06:00 PM
Auction number: 517
Auction name: Modern, Post War & Contemporary

Lot Details
RINKE, KLAUS
1939 Wattenscheid

Title: Albert Einstein! Wann hält Baden-Baden an diesem Zug?.
Date: 1989/90.
Technique: Station clock, electrified, on wagons and rails.
Measurement: 125 x 97 x 81cm.


The sculpture is installed on approximately three to four metre long rails in the floor and connected to a centrally controlled master clock. The wooden trestles and rails of the interior installation in the MoMA, New York, are available. The work can be viewed in the greater Düsseldorf area on request.

Provenance:
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (directly from the artist)

Exhibitions:
- Georgengarten, Hanover-Herrenhaus 1990
- The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2002
- Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen - K20, Düsseldorf 2013

Literature:
- Schmidt, Hans-Werner (ed.): Klaus Rinke - Retro Aktiv, Werkverzeichnis 1954-1991 der Malerei, Skulptur, Primärdemonstrationen, Fotografie und Zeichnungen ab 1980, cat. rais. no. 759, ill.
- Exhib. cat. Bis jetzt. Plastik im Außenraum der Bundesrepublik, Georgengarten, Hannover-Herrenhaus 1990, p. 283, ill.
- Exhib. cat. Tempo, The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2002, p. 24, ill.
- Exhib. cat. Die Bildhauer - Kunstakademie Düsseldorf 1945 bis heute, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen - K20, Düsseldorf 2013, p. 213, ill.
Lot Details
RINKE, KLAUS
1939 Wattenscheid

Title: Albert Einstein! Wann hält Baden-Baden an diesem Zug?.
Date: 1989/90.
Technique: Station clock, electrified, on wagons and rails.
Measurement: 125 x 97 x 81cm.


The sculpture is installed on approximately three to four metre long rails in the floor and connected to a centrally controlled master clock. The wooden trestles and rails of the interior installation in the MoMA, New York, are available. The work can be viewed in the greater Düsseldorf area on request.

Provenance:
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (directly from the artist)

Exhibitions:
- Georgengarten, Hanover-Herrenhaus 1990
- The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2002
- Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen - K20, Düsseldorf 2013

Literature:
- Schmidt, Hans-Werner (ed.): Klaus Rinke - Retro Aktiv, Werkverzeichnis 1954-1991 der Malerei, Skulptur, Primärdemonstrationen, Fotografie und Zeichnungen ab 1980, cat. rais. no. 759, ill.
- Exhib. cat. Bis jetzt. Plastik im Außenraum der Bundesrepublik, Georgengarten, Hannover-Herrenhaus 1990, p. 283, ill.
- Exhib. cat. Tempo, The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2002, p. 24, ill.
- Exhib. cat. Die Bildhauer - Kunstakademie Düsseldorf 1945 bis heute, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen - K20, Düsseldorf 2013, p. 213, ill.

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