Sale: 519 / Post War / Cont. Art II, June 19. 2021 in Munich Lot 575

 

575
Katharina Grosse
Ohne Titel, 2001.
Acrylic on aluminum
Estimate:
€ 18,000 / $ 19,440
Sold:
€ 42,500 / $ 45,900

(incl. surcharge)
Ohne Titel. 2001.
Acrylic on aluminum.
Verso signed and dated. Typographically inscribed with the work number "2001_2034s/df" on a label on verso. 76.1 x 56 cm (29.9 x 22 in). [CH].

• For the first time offered on the auction market.
• Characteristic work in gaudy colors in Grosse's typical spray technique.
• In 2020/21 the artist was honored with a spectacular solo show at Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
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The work is registered in the catalog raisonné with the number 2001/2034. We are grateful to the Studio Katharina Grosse, Berlin, for the kind support in cataloging this lot.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Switzerland.

"Painting being discussed in the realm of color is never happening. Interestingly, color is an element in painting that has always been discussed – from the 17th century on, in the big academies in Paris – as the female, less stable, less clear and less intelligent element of painting, whereas the concept, the line, the drawing was seen as the male, the clear, the progressive and intelligent part of the artwork. I think that I am dealing with this heritage in an interesting way because color is such an important spatial feature in my work."
Katharina Grosse, quote from: Katharina Grosse. Painting with Color, Art21 Extended Play (video on Youtube, released on April 17, 2015).




575
Katharina Grosse
Ohne Titel, 2001.
Acrylic on aluminum
Estimate:
€ 18,000 / $ 19,440
Sold:
€ 42,500 / $ 45,900

(incl. surcharge)