Sale: 519 / Post War / Cont. Art II, June 19. 2021 in Munich Lot 477

 

477
Raimund Girke
Ohne Titel, 1969.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 15,000 / $ 16,500
Sold:
€ 20,000 / $ 22,000

(incl. surcharge)
Ohne Titel. 1969.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated and with a direction arrow on the folded canvas. 40 x 30 cm (15.7 x 11.8 in).
In original artist frame.
• Subtly nuanced painting of characteristic presence.
• "Weiß ist reine Energie" (White is pure energy) - Raimund Girke.
• The idealization of white shows that Girke has a certain closeness to the artist group "ZERO"
.

PROVENANCE: Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia.

White is rest and motion,
is activity and passivity.
White is purity
and clarity.
White is infinite
dimensional space,
is immaterial.
White is pure energy.
Raimund Girke



477
Raimund Girke
Ohne Titel, 1969.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 15,000 / $ 16,500
Sold:
€ 20,000 / $ 22,000

(incl. surcharge)