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ANSELM KIEFER | Mutatuli
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 EUR
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Description
- Anselm Kiefer
- Mutatuli
- mixed media in an artist's frameExecuted in 1990.This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
- 220 x 120 x 4 cm; 86,6 x 47 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the current owners
Condition
Please note that the work was inspected in the artist frame. The colours are fairly accurate in the printed catalogue illustration. All imperfections to the surface are inherent to the artist technique and chosen medium. All elements seem stable. This work is in very good original condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
There is an idea, a spirit, in the materials I use. Like agnostics, I believe that the sparks of the sky fell onto the earth.
Anselm Kiefer Anselm Kiefer was born in Donaueschingen, in a collapsing country that became the Federal Republic in 1949: the part of Germany under western domination. The artist therefore belongs to the "second generation" who grew up in a climate of both amnesia and guilt with no direct experience or memory of Nazism.
The first German generation born after the war was like overthrown heroes wanting to quickly forget the time of collective hypnosis. The Federal institutions pardoned the people and endorsed full responsibility for the past. But they also imposed a new cultural identity that cut roots with the German tradition and the Nazi past.
Anselm Kiefer Anselm Kiefer was born in Donaueschingen, in a collapsing country that became the Federal Republic in 1949: the part of Germany under western domination. The artist therefore belongs to the "second generation" who grew up in a climate of both amnesia and guilt with no direct experience or memory of Nazism.
The first German generation born after the war was like overthrown heroes wanting to quickly forget the time of collective hypnosis. The Federal institutions pardoned the people and endorsed full responsibility for the past. But they also imposed a new cultural identity that cut roots with the German tradition and the Nazi past.