Sale: 503 / Post War / Contemporary Art II, July 17. 2020 in Munich Lot 39

 

39
Hermann Nitsch
Wiener Secession, 1987.
Oil on board, mounted on backing board
Estimate:
€ 4,000 / $ 4,320
Sold:
€ 16,250 / $ 17,550

(incl. surcharge)
Wiener Secession. 1987.
Oil on board, mounted on backing board.
Signed, dated and inscribed in upper left. 88 x 94 cm (34.6 x 37 in). Backing board: 94,5 x 100,5 cm (37,2 x 39,5 in).
[SM].
• Typical ‘Pour Work‘ by Nitsch: Pouring paint onto a cardboard on the ground
• Red is the key color in Nitsch‘s – a color of both life and death
• Nitsch called his 20th painting event "Vienna Secession"
• The artist examined Klimt and his circle from an early point on
.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich.
Private collection Southern Germany (since 1996).

LITERATURE: Ketterer Kunst, 210th auction, June 11, 1996, lot 259.




39
Hermann Nitsch
Wiener Secession, 1987.
Oil on board, mounted on backing board
Estimate:
€ 4,000 / $ 4,320
Sold:
€ 16,250 / $ 17,550

(incl. surcharge)