As of May 20, 2025

Norbert Bisky

Lot 161
schonend und schnell, 2002
Oil on canvas

78.7 x 55.1 in (200.0 x 140.0 cm)

Lot 161
schonend und schnell, 2002
Oil on canvas
78.7 x 55.1 in (200.0 x 140.0 cm)

Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
Auction: 17 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Jun 07, 2025
Auction number: 591
Auction name: Day Sale

Lot Details
Oil on canvas. Twice signed, dated, and titled on the reverse of the canvas. 200 x 140 cm.
[MH].
- A typical representation of a blond boy in the early 2000s, a motif Bisky once described as “done with a fabric softener.” - An appealing contrast: with his pastel palette, Bisky echoes the visual language of Socialist Realism. - According to the artist, this reference allows him to process images that shaped his youth in the GDR. - Works by Norbert Bisky can be found in major international museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne.
The work is registered in the Norbert Bisky studio, Berlin, with the catalog number L02/58. We are grateful for the kind information.
LITERATURE: Auctionata Paddle8, Berlin, 54th auction, April 16, 2014, lot 6. Auctionata Paddle8, Berlin, 659th auction, September 29, 2016, lot 45 (illustrated, p. 25).
Private collection, Germany. Private collection, Germany (since 2014, Auctionata Paddle8, Berlin) Private collection (since 2016, Auctionata Paddle8, Berlin) Private collection, Hesse
In good condition. The stretcher frame is slightly pressing through all the way around on the front. Minimal rubbing in the corners of the image. Very slight soiling in the center of the right edge of the image. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the help of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Lot Details
Oil on canvas. Twice signed, dated, and titled on the reverse of the canvas. 200 x 140 cm.
[MH].
- A typical representation of a blond boy in the early 2000s, a motif Bisky once described as “done with a fabric softener.” - An appealing contrast: with his pastel palette, Bisky echoes the visual language of Socialist Realism. - According to the artist, this reference allows him to process images that shaped his youth in the GDR. - Works by Norbert Bisky can be found in major international museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne.
The work is registered in the Norbert Bisky studio, Berlin, with the catalog number L02/58. We are grateful for the kind information.
LITERATURE: Auctionata Paddle8, Berlin, 54th auction, April 16, 2014, lot 6. Auctionata Paddle8, Berlin, 659th auction, September 29, 2016, lot 45 (illustrated, p. 25).
Private collection, Germany. Private collection, Germany (since 2014, Auctionata Paddle8, Berlin) Private collection (since 2016, Auctionata Paddle8, Berlin) Private collection, Hesse
In good condition. The stretcher frame is slightly pressing through all the way around on the front. Minimal rubbing in the corners of the image. Very slight soiling in the center of the right edge of the image. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the help of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.

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