Sale: 534 / Contemporary Art Day Sale, Dec. 09. 2022 in Munich Lot 133

 

133
Georg Karl Pfahler
Orlando II, 1970/71.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 / $ 32,400
Sold:
€ 33,750 / $ 36,450

(incl. surcharge)
Orlando II. 1970/71.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled and inscribed with dimensions and technique on the reverse. 200 x 200 cm (78.7 x 78.7 in).
[AM].
• Large-size work Georg Karl Pfahler's characteristic style.
• Part of the same private collection for 50 years.
• Together with Heinz Mack, Günther Uecker and Thomas Lenk, Pfahler represented Germany at the Venice Biennial in 1970.
• A painting from this outstanding creative period around 1970 has realized the to date highest price for a work by the artist on the international acution market (source: artprice.com)
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We are grateful to Mr Florian Pfahler for the kind confirmation of this work's authenticity. The work will be included into the forthcoming catalog raisonné of paintings.

PROVENANCE: Collection Hans-Jürgen Müller, Stuttgart (acquired from the artist).




133
Georg Karl Pfahler
Orlando II, 1970/71.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 / $ 32,400
Sold:
€ 33,750 / $ 36,450

(incl. surcharge)