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Rupprecht Geiger

Lot 511
575/69, 1969
Acrylic

37.4 x 31.5 in (95.0 x 80.0 cm)
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Lot 511
575/69, 1969
Acrylic
37.4 x 31.5 in (95.0 x 80.0 cm)
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 50,000
Auction: 21 days

Van Ham Kunstauktionen

City: Cologne
Auction: Jun 04, 2025
Auction number: A533
Auction name: Modern, Post War & Contemporary
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Lot Details
UHLMANN, HANS
Berlin 1900 - 1975

Title: Turm der Vergänglichkeit.
Date: 1967.
Technique: Chromium-nickel steel, polychromed.
Measurement: 115 x 26 x 26cm.
Notation: Monogrammed and dated (incised) on the plinth: U. 67.


Provenance:
- Galerie Brusberg, Berlin (acc. to the consignor)
- Corporate collection Germany

Literature:
- Haftmann, Werner/Lehmann-Brockhaus, Ursula: Hans Uhlmann - Leben und Werk, Berlin 1975, cat. rais. no. 229, ill.


- Uhlmann is considered the founder of metal sculpturing in Germany
- Characteristic late work that masterfully unites antagonisms
- Created in the same decade as his famous sculpture in front of the Deutsche Oper in Berlin.
- Minimal colour chipping at the outer edges - Small areas of rubbing with loss of colour (approx. 1 cm) on one lower side surface - Reddish colour rubbing and occasional light rubbing on a central side surface - Slight fingerprints in places on the black elements Otherwise the work is in good condition. - --> See photos under the following link: https://we.tl/t-rtQ0vSV9S6
Lot Details
UHLMANN, HANS
Berlin 1900 - 1975

Title: Turm der Vergänglichkeit.
Date: 1967.
Technique: Chromium-nickel steel, polychromed.
Measurement: 115 x 26 x 26cm.
Notation: Monogrammed and dated (incised) on the plinth: U. 67.


Provenance:
- Galerie Brusberg, Berlin (acc. to the consignor)
- Corporate collection Germany

Literature:
- Haftmann, Werner/Lehmann-Brockhaus, Ursula: Hans Uhlmann - Leben und Werk, Berlin 1975, cat. rais. no. 229, ill.


- Uhlmann is considered the founder of metal sculpturing in Germany
- Characteristic late work that masterfully unites antagonisms
- Created in the same decade as his famous sculpture in front of the Deutsche Oper in Berlin.
- Minimal colour chipping at the outer edges - Small areas of rubbing with loss of colour (approx. 1 cm) on one lower side surface - Reddish colour rubbing and occasional light rubbing on a central side surface - Slight fingerprints in places on the black elements Otherwise the work is in good condition. - --> See photos under the following link: https://we.tl/t-rtQ0vSV9S6
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