The Form of Ideas | Contemporary Art Online
The Form of Ideas | Contemporary Art Online
IMI KNOEBEL | UNTITLED
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March 8, 05:03 PM GMT
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8,000 - 12,000 USD
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The Form of Ideas: Conceptual Art from A Distinguished California Collection
IMI KNOEBEL
b.1940
UNTITLED
each signed with the artist’s initials and dated 72 on the reverse
graphite on paper, in 4 parts
Each sheet: 11¾ by 8¼ in. (31.7 by 21 cm.)
Each framed: 20⅛ by 16½ in. (51 by 42 cm.)
Having studied under Joseph Beuys in the 1960s at the famed Kunstakademie in Dusseldorf, Knoebel drew inspiration from Kazimir Malevich to make black and white canvases on which vertical painted lines divided up the pictorial space. From this time, the artist began working with industrial materials, such as plywood and fiberboard, thereby dematerializing painting and at the same time fulfilling Beuys' ideal of bringing art closer to life.