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Walther, Franz Erhard

Lot 357
10.06.2020 14:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 357 | Walther, Franz Erhard
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€ 10 000 – 15 000
WALTHER, FRANZ ERHARD
1939 Fulda

Title: Für Zwei (For Two).
Date: 1967.
Technique: Green tent fabric with two oval openingsMeasurement: . 0,5 x 46 x 122cm.
Notation: Folded in original bag (1 x 33 x 26,5cm).
Object no. 31 from the 58-part first set of works, which the artist created in the 1960s. There are eight complete sets of works and from five other sets the works were sold individually. This work is from the edition of five. The exact edition number is not known.

We thank the Franz Erhard Walther Foundation, Fulda, for their kind support.

Provenance:
- Private collection North Germany

Literature:
- Adriani, Götz: Franz Erhard Walther - Arbeiten 1955-1963. Materialien zum 1. Werksatz 1963-1969, Cologne 1972, no. 31, p. 226f.
- Weibel, Peter (ed.): Franz Erhard Walther - Objekte benutzen, Cologne 2014, no. 31, ill. p. 236f. (Here titled: Objekt für zwei)
- Hoban, Stephen/ Kivland,Kelly/Raymond,Yasmil (eds.): Franz Erhard Walther - First Work Set, London 2016, no. 31, ill. p. 206

Two people stand face to face and stick their heads through the openings.
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