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Fred Thieler - Mixed media on canvas
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Fred Thieler
Aufbrechendes Schwarz, 1992
Mixed media on canvas
Starting bid:
€ 11,000
Estimate:
€ 12,000 - 15,000
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47
Fred Thieler
Aufbrechendes Schwarz, 1992
Mixed media on canvas
Starting bid:
€ 11,000
Estimate:
€ 12,000 - 15,000
End: 07-15-26 15:23:00 Berlin
07-15-26 09:23:00 New York
07-15-26 06:23:00 Los Angeles (29 days, 18h:05m)

Please enter your maximum bid, it will only be used to the extent necessary to beat the next best bid.
Bid plus 34 % 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.


Fred Thieler
1916 - 1999
Aufbrechendes Schwarz. 1992.
Mixed media on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse of the canvas, inscribed “WV 9/73” and “No. 271” on the stretcher. 200 x 240 cm (78.7 x 94.4 in).[AW].

• A spectacular blaze of color from Thieler's later creative phase.
• Color emerges as an important vehicle of expression for this significant representative of informalism.
• By manipulating chance, Thieler creates a calculated yet expressive composition in a fascinating, dynamic interplay of red, blue, and black.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (from the above).

EXHIBITION: Galerie pro arte, Freiburg, 1992.
Abstrakte Kunst heute. Positionen in Berlin, Goethe-Institut, Tutesall, Luxemburg, March 30 - May 9, 1993.

LITERATURE: Andrea Firmenich, Jörg Merkert, Sigrid Melchior, Fred Thieler. Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. Bilder von 1942-1993, Cologne 1995, no. 9/73 (illustrated in b/w).

In very good condition. With slight creases in the canvas caused by the production process. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the aid of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.