Lot 417
  • 417

A. R. Penck

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • A. R. Penck
  • Untitled
  • signed with the artist's monogram
  • oil on cardboard
  • 35 by 50cm.; 13 3/4 by 19 3/4 in.
  • Executed in 1966.

Provenance

Galerie Zwirner, Cologne
Acquired directly from the above by the late owner in 1985

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the background tends more towards turquoise in the original. Condition: This work is in good condition. There is a pinhole towards the centre of the upper edge which is likely to be original. Close inspection reveals a few unobtrusive hairline cracks, depressed impasto peaks and light surface dirt in places. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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