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Otto Piene
Wave of Darkness, 1964.
Oil
Estimate:
€ 300,000 / $ 354,000 Sold:
€ 625,000 / $ 737,500 (incl. surcharge)
906
Otto Piene
Wave of Darkness, 1964.
Oil
Estimate:
€ 300,000 / $ 354,000 Sold:
€ 625,000 / $ 737,500 (incl. surcharge)
Wave of Darkness. 1964.
Oil, fire and smoke on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled and inscribed as well as with artist's on stretcher. 121 x 150 cm (47.6 x 59 in).
PROVENANCE: Galerie Röhrl, Mönchengladbach.
Private collection Rhineland.
Oil, fire and smoke on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled and inscribed as well as with artist's on stretcher. 121 x 150 cm (47.6 x 59 in).
PROVENANCE: Galerie Röhrl, Mönchengladbach.
Private collection Rhineland.
The destructive element fire is used as a creative force in Otto Piene's art. Piene adds a "proper" color, as "the color's vibration is able to communicate itself to the observer through its continuity in a calm and therefore sustainable manner. The purer the color, the more sensitive it gets and has an ability to absorb and transport even the slightest waves." (quote after: ex. cat. Mack-Piene-Uecker, Kestner-Gesellschaft Hanover, 7 May - 7 June, 1965, p. 107). The vibrancy of the rich red underlines the billowy black smoke formation. The whole image pulsates, swings and vibrates, it becomes an optical source of energy.
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