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A. R. Penck (d.i. Ralf Winkler)

Lot 364
Future World, 1996
Gouache

41.5 x 30.9 in (105.5 x 78.5 cm)

Lot 364
Future World, 1996
Gouache
41.5 x 30.9 in (105.5 x 78.5 cm)

Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
Auction: 12 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Dec 07, 2024
Auction number: 561
Auction name: Contemporary Day Sale

Lot Details
Gouache. Signed lower left. On Hahnemühle wove paper (with the watermark). 105.5 x 78.5 cm. , the full sheet.
[KA].

• A vibrant play of colors and light in a large format.
• Penck's “matchstick men” are a vital element of his work, often compared to prehistoric cave paintings.
• His unique visual language served as a central point of reference for graffiti artists such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Penck exhibited at Documenta in Kassel in 1972, 1977, 1982, and 1992 and at the Venice Biennale in 1984.
The work is registered in the archive of the Galerie Michael Werner, Berlin.
Private collection, Southern Germany
In very good condition.
Lot Details
Gouache. Signed lower left. On Hahnemühle wove paper (with the watermark). 105.5 x 78.5 cm. , the full sheet.
[KA].

• A vibrant play of colors and light in a large format.
• Penck's “matchstick men” are a vital element of his work, often compared to prehistoric cave paintings.
• His unique visual language served as a central point of reference for graffiti artists such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Penck exhibited at Documenta in Kassel in 1972, 1977, 1982, and 1992 and at the Venice Biennale in 1984.
The work is registered in the archive of the Galerie Michael Werner, Berlin.
Private collection, Southern Germany
In very good condition.

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