Lot 124000227 
124000227
Raimund Girke
Warmes Farbfeld, 1985.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000
$ 32,100 - 42,800
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Warmes Farbfeld. 1985.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled and inscribed "Köln" on the folded canvas, as well as inscribed with a direction arrow on the stretcher. 202 x 220 cm (79.5 x 86.6 in). [AW].
• Large work typical of the 1980s and 1990s.
• Through rhythmic structure and nuance, Girke created a fascinating illusion of three-dimensionality and motion.
• The radical nature of Girke's artistic work is based on the rejection of motifs and the consistent development of his painting as a visual experience.
• In 2022, the MKM Museum Kuppersmühle, Duisburg, honored Girke's oeuvre with a major retrospective titled "Raimund Girke. Klang der Stille" .
PROVENANCE: Private collection.
Private collection Southern Germany (acquired from the above in 2005).
EXHIBITION: Positionen. Malerei aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Neue Berliner Galerie im Alten Museum, October 30 - November 30, 1986; Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Albertinum, December 9, 1986 - January 12, 1987; Sprengel Museum Hanover, January 25 - March 8, 1987.
LITERATURE: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, auction 881, December 2, 2005, lot 183 (color illu. on p. 121).
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled and inscribed "Köln" on the folded canvas, as well as inscribed with a direction arrow on the stretcher. 202 x 220 cm (79.5 x 86.6 in). [AW].
• Large work typical of the 1980s and 1990s.
• Through rhythmic structure and nuance, Girke created a fascinating illusion of three-dimensionality and motion.
• The radical nature of Girke's artistic work is based on the rejection of motifs and the consistent development of his painting as a visual experience.
• In 2022, the MKM Museum Kuppersmühle, Duisburg, honored Girke's oeuvre with a major retrospective titled "Raimund Girke. Klang der Stille" .
PROVENANCE: Private collection.
Private collection Southern Germany (acquired from the above in 2005).
EXHIBITION: Positionen. Malerei aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Neue Berliner Galerie im Alten Museum, October 30 - November 30, 1986; Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Albertinum, December 9, 1986 - January 12, 1987; Sprengel Museum Hanover, January 25 - March 8, 1987.
LITERATURE: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, auction 881, December 2, 2005, lot 183 (color illu. on p. 121).
124000227
Raimund Girke
Warmes Farbfeld, 1985.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000
$ 32,100 - 42,800
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
