Sale: 495 / Post War / Contemporary Art, Dec. 07. 2019 in Munich Lot 298

 

298
Fritz Köthe
Annie, 1970.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 12,000 / $ 12,720
Sold:
€ 25,000 / $ 26,500

(incl. 25% surcharge)
Annie. 1970.
Oil on canvas.
Not in Ohff. Lower left monogrammed (in ligature) and dated as well as signed, dated and titled on verso of the canvas. Visible dimensions: 59.5 x 49.5 cm (23.4 x 19.4 in).

Painting from the artist's heyday.

"Fritz Köthe, earlier mocked at as a Tom Wesselmann for the poor, actually was the West German Godfather of Pop. A bigger macho than Mel Ramos, but the better artist."
Florian Illies, 2005 im Monopol Magazin, quote from: Spiegel Online from October 24, 2005, "Fritz Köthe gestorben".




298
Fritz Köthe
Annie, 1970.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 12,000 / $ 12,720
Sold:
€ 25,000 / $ 26,500

(incl. 25% surcharge)