ID 1515021
Lot 49 | A.R. Penck. The Future of the Soldier
Estimate value
€ 100 000 – 150 000
1939 Dresden - 2017 Zurich
Title: "The Future of the Soldier".
Date: 1985.
Technique: Oil on canvas.
Measurement: 80 x 140cm.
Notation: Titled and signed verso on the stretcher at the top: the future of the soldier ar. penck.
Frame/Pedestal: Studio bar.
Provenance:
- Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne (adhesive label)
- Mary Boone, New York (adhesive label)
- Private collection (acquired from previous owner)
- Christie's London, Auction 15474, 7th March 2018, lot 131 (adhesive label)
- Private collection, Netherlands
- Captivates with the symbolic imagery so characteristic of Penck
- The 1980s represent one of the artist's most important periods
- A work of high contrast that illustrates Penck's visual thinking
- With his abstracted forms, Penck depicts the relationship between humankind and its environment.
| Artist: | A. R. Penck (1939 - 2017) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil |
| Auction house category: | Post War |
| Artist: | A. R. Penck (1939 - 2017) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil |
| Auction house category: | Post War |
| Address of auction |
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