Lot 265
  • 265

Anselm Kiefer

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description

  • Anselm Kiefer
  • Der gestirnte Himmel über mir und das moralische Gesetz in mir
  • titled
  • gouache on photographic paper
  • 60 by 82 cm. 23 5/8 by 32 1/4 in.
  • Executed in 1964 - 2009.

Provenance

Yvonne Lambert, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2009

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although there are fewer magenta undertones visible in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is attached verso to the backing mount in several places and undulates. The edges are deckled and irregularly cut. There is evidence of handling throughout, with associated creases and small tears in places, which are in keeping with the artist's working process. There are drying cracks isolated to the thicker layers of black paint on the upper half of the composition. All other surface irregularities are likely to be original.
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