Statuettes — Auction price
Lot 583 Ai Weiwei (1957 Peking, China)
Ai Weiwei (1957)
Moderne & Zeitgenössische Kunst | Design 

Ai Weiwei
28.08.1957
United Kingdom, Germany, China
Ai Weiwei (Chinese: 艾未未; pinyin: Ài Wèiwèi) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile.[1] As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of "tofu-dreg schools" in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for "economic crimes". He was detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators.

WETTMANN | Auktionshaus an der Ruhr
Moderne & Zeitgenössische Kunst | Design
Date: 24.05.2025 16:00 UTC +01:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 322
Lot 539 Paul Wunderlich (1927 Eberswalde - 2010 Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols, Provence) (F)
Paul Wunderlich (1927 - 2010)
Moderne & Zeitgenössische Kunst | Design 

Paul Wunderlich
10.03.1927 - 06.06.2010
Germany, France
Paul Wunderlich was a German painter, sculptor and graphic artist. He designed Surrealist paintings and erotic sculptures. He often created paintings which referred to mythological legends.

WETTMANN | Auktionshaus an der Ruhr
Moderne & Zeitgenössische Kunst | Design
Date: 24.05.2025 16:00 UTC +01:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 322
Lot 529 A. R. Penck (1939 Dresden - 2017 Zürich) (F)
A. R. Penck (1939 - 2017)
Moderne & Zeitgenössische Kunst | Design 

A. R. Penck
05.10.1939 - 02.05.2017
Germany
Ralf Winkler, alias A. R. Penck, was a German painter, printmaker, sculptor, and jazz drummer. A neo-expressionist, he became known for his visual style, reminiscent of the influence of primitive art.

WETTMANN | Auktionshaus an der Ruhr
Moderne & Zeitgenössische Kunst | Design
Date: 24.05.2025 16:00 UTC +01:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 322
Lot 465 Otto Piene (1928 Bad Laasphe - 2014 Berlin) (F)
Otto Piene (1928 - 2014)
Moderne & Zeitgenössische Kunst | Design 

Otto Piene
18.04.1928 - 17.07.2014
Germany, USA
Otto Piene was a German-American artist specializing in kinetic and technology-based art, often working collaboratively.

WETTMANN | Auktionshaus an der Ruhr
Moderne & Zeitgenössische Kunst | Design
Date: 24.05.2025 16:00 UTC +01:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 322










































