Sale: 519 / Post War / Cont. Art II, June 19. 2021 in Munich Lot 517

 

517
Helmut Middendorf
Woman in Pink Light, 1981.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 15,000 / $ 16,200
Sold:
€ 21,250 / $ 22,950

(incl. surcharge)
Woman in Pink Light. 1981.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse. 221 x 180 cm (87 x 70.8 in). [CH].

• Around 1980 Middendorf addressed the energy of the iconic Berlin music scene in several works.
• "Electric Night", another work from this creative phase, is in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt / Main.
• With its larger than life dancers and the strong and clear colors, our large-format work emanates a nightlife vibe
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PROVENANCE: Albert Baronian Gallery, Brussels (with a gallery label on the reverse).
Private collection Southern Germany.

EXHIBITION: Helmut Middendorf, Groninger Museum, Groningen, January and February 1983; Kunstverein der Rheinlande und Westfalen / Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, March and April 1983, cat. no. 45 (with illu.).




517
Helmut Middendorf
Woman in Pink Light, 1981.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 15,000 / $ 16,200
Sold:
€ 21,250 / $ 22,950

(incl. surcharge)