Sale: 524 / Post War / Contemporary Art II, Dec. 10. 2021 in Munich Lot 100

 

100
Anselm Kiefer
Die Argonauten, 2014.
Lead, patinated
Estimate:
€ 25,000 / $ 27,000
Sold:
€ 28,750 / $ 31,050

(incl. surcharge)
Die Argonauten. 2014.
Lead, patinated.
One of 90 individually made copies that clearly differ in terms of size and make. Ca. 7.5 x 33.5 x 22.5 cm (2.9 x 13.1 x 8.8 in).
Released by Royal Academy of Arts, London, on occasion of the retrospective from September 27 to December 14, 2014. [AM].
• The plane is a meaningful leitmotif in Anselm Kiefer's creation.
• In 1977, 1982 and 1987 the artist participated in documenta 6, 7 and 8 in Kassel
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With a confirmation from the Royal Academy of Arts (Allocated number 1490) dated December 22, 2014 (in copy).

PROVENANCE: Private collection USA.

"What the apples meant to Cézanne, is the story of the argonauts to me."
Anselm Kiefer, quoted from: SZ-Magazin, no. 46, November 16, 1990, p. 27.




100
Anselm Kiefer
Die Argonauten, 2014.
Lead, patinated
Estimate:
€ 25,000 / $ 27,000
Sold:
€ 28,750 / $ 31,050

(incl. surcharge)