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Otto Herbert Hajek
Farbwege 66/10, 1966
Relief
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Estimate:
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Lot description
Farbwege 66/10. 1966.
Relief. Wood, with colors and stainless steel.
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse of the wood. 178 x 178 x 26 cm (70 x 70 x 10.2 in).
[EH].

• Unique piece.
• Widely exhibited internationally.
• From the “Farbwege” series
.

Accompanied by a confirmation issued by Urban Hajek, Hajek estate, from August 1, 2023.

PROVENANCE: Artist's studio.
Otto Herbert Hajek Estate.
Private collection, Germany.

EXHIBITION: 14. Ausstellung des Deutschen Künstlerbundes, exhibition halls at Gruga Park, Essen, 1966, cat. no. 147.
International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, October 27, 1967–January 7, 1968, cat. no. 99 (verso with remains of a label).
Große Kunstausstellung, Haus der Kunst, Munich, 1968, cat. no. 224, illustrated on p. 112.
O. H. Hajek. Farbwege 1952-1974, Museum am Dom/Domhof, Lübeck, May 29-September 1, 1974.
O. H. Hajek. Plastiken, Architekturbezogene Arbeiten, Zeichnungen, Druckgraphik, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, February 3–April 16, 1979.
O. H. Hajek. Zeichen, Farbwege, Bilder, Langenfeld Town Hall, October/November 1984, no catalog.
O. H. Hajek. Werke und Dokumente, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, June 28–August 16, 1987.
O. H. Hajek. Zeichen, Farbwege, Bilder, Augsburg, 1988, cat. no. 27.
Otto Herbert Hajek. Dráhy barev, plastiky, obrazy, National Gallery Prague, 1988, cat. no. 17.
O. H. Hajek. Farbwege. Plastiken, Bilder, Stadtikonographien, Main Exhibition Hall, Moscow, June 1–July 2, 1989 (no cat. number).

LITERATURE: Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ed.) and Koos Anuschka, Hajek. Eine Welt der Zeichen, Bonn 2000, catalogue raisonné no. P 340.
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Eugen Gomringer, O. H. Hajek. Farbwege in Moskau. Begegnung mit einer Ausstellung, Stuttgart and Zürich 1989, illustrated onp. 17.

In good condition. Small paint flake in the red at the front right. Faint craquelure in the paint layer at the top of the white at the upper edge.
40
Otto Herbert Hajek
Farbwege 66/10, 1966
Relief
Starting bid:
€ 8,000
Estimate
€ 10,000
End: 07-15-25 15:19:00 Berlin
07-15-25 09:19:00 New York
07-15-25 06:19:00 Los Angeles (26 days, 16h:49m)

Please enter your maximum bid, it will only be used to the extent necessary to beat the next best bid.
Bid plus 32 % buyer's premium (differential taxation without separate VAT statement, sales tax certificate upon request) and droit de suite charge without VAT.
Self pick-up: free of charge,
Nonstandard size: shipping on request.


After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.