Contemporary Art
Contemporary Art
Property from the Estate of Allan Hunter Jr.
Karin Kneffel
Untitled
Lot Closed
March 18, 04:47 PM GMT
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of Allan Hunter Jr.
Karin Kneffel
b. 1957
Untitled
signed and dated 2016/2 on the reverse
oil on canvas
63 by 71 in. (160 by 180.3 cm.)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Kneffel, who studied philosophy before emerging as a painter, uses realism to examine her own memories and recollections. “Art is a lie in a certain sense,” she says. “And that is why it can tell the truth to the reality of everyday life without competing with it. The reality of painting is one reality, the reality of everyday life is another.”
(Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, “Hyperreal Architectural Paintings Examine Mies’s Legacy”, Fast Company, 5 October 2012)