Rudolf Stingel

Private Collection, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There are light dust fibres adhering to the surface of the work, notably in the crevices. There are a few spots of further surface dirt in places. Some consistent light wear has occurred over time, in keeping with the artist’s choice of medium. The rubber has worn over time, in keeping with the artist's choice of material with a loss to the right hand index finger tip. Some drying out has occurred over time to the rubber extremities, including the nozzle of the paint tube and scissor blades.
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‘a Buddha…holds the tools used to create these Stingel’s paintings, serving as an unofficial emblem of the artist’s practice and humorously suggesting the rarefied attitude usually held towards a painter’s process’

Gary Carrion-Murayari, ‘Untitled’, Rudolf Stingel, Germany, 2008, p.111