Lot 142
  • 142

KARL FRED DAHMEN | Ohne Titel (Materialbild)

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Karl Fred Dahmen
  • Ohne Titel (Materialbild)
  • signed, titled and dated 57; signed and dated 57 on the reverse
  • oil and mixed media on masonite, in artist's frame
  • 191 by 79 cm. 75 1/4 by 31 in.

Provenance

Galerie Ahlers, Munich
Karl Ströher, Darmstadt (acquired from the above in 1958)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

Erika Pohl, Ursula Ströher and Gerhard Pohl, Eds., Karl Ströher Sammler und Sammlung, Stuttgart 1982, p. 267, illustrated
Thomas Weber, Dahmen, Werkverzeichnis Band I 1946-1965, Cologne 2003, p. 275, no. 034-59-B 0165, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is cooler and has less magenta undertones in the original Condition: This work is in very good and original condition. A superficial layer of dust has adhered to the surface of the work in places. Extremely close inspection reveals some hairline drying cracks in isolated places throughout. Very close inspection reveals two tiny specks of loss in the black pigment towards the upper centre right of the composition and some tiny chips, specks of loss and media accretion to the artist's frame. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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