Aquatec on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed “Aquatec” on the reverse of the canvas. 90 x 70 cm.
With the original artist’s stretcher. [AW].

• Works from the 1960s are among the most sought-after pieces on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• At the beginning of the decade, Horst Antes developed his groundbreaking figure 'Kopffüßler' (Head Footer).
• The work was exhibited at Galerie Stangl in Munich as early as 1968, the year it was created.
• Works from this creative period are at, among others, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and the Sprengel Museum, Hanover.
LITERATURE: Arthur Mehlstäubler, Horst Antes. Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, vol. 2 (1965-1968), Künzelsau 2017, CR no. 1968-39 (illustrated in color on p. 232) - - Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 144th auction, December 4, 1989, lot 19 (illustrated in color on plate 19).

Horst Antes - Ausstellung neuer Ölbilder und Plastiken, Galerie Stangl, Munich, July 20-September 10, 1968, cat. no. 2 (illustrated in black and white, erroneously designated as cat. no. 3)

Galerie Thomas, Munich (1969). Private collection, Munich. Private collection, Hanover (acquired from the above in 1989, Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer). Private collection, Southern Germany. Private collection, Southern Germany (inherited from the above)

In good condition, with vibrant colors. Very few tiny brownish spots. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source. and to the best of our knowledge and belief.