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Otto Piene
Feuerbild, 1963
Gouache
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127
Otto Piene
Feuerbild, 1963
Gouache
Starting bid:
€ 13,500 Estimate:
€ 15,000 - 20,000End: 11-15-26 16:03:00 Berlin
11-15-26 10:03:00 New York
11-15-26 07:03:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 15h:11m)
11-15-26 10:03:00 New York
11-15-26 07:03:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 15h:11m)
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.
Otto Piene
1928 - 2014
Feuerbild. 1963.
Fire Gouache .Gouache, pigment, fixative, and fire.
Signed and dated in the lower right. On firm, smooth Schöllershammer wove paper (with embossed stamp). 51 x 72.5 cm (20 x 28.5 in), size of sheet. [EH].
• Beginning in 1959, Piene increasingly evoked associations with celestial bodies and cosmic forms in his “fire paintings” through circular, individual volumes.
• Through his unique method of creation, Piene elevates nature to the status of co-author of his works.
• From the heyday of ZERO.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Bavaria (1994, Lempertz).
LITERATURE: Kunsthaus Lempert, Auction 703/704 Modern Art, June 3–4, 1994, lot 861 (with ill.).
Otto Piene, quoted from: Mack, Piene, Uecker, exhibition catalog, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover, 1965, pp. 107 and 110.
In good condition. The sheet is slightly browned overall, somewhat more so along the edges. There are a few minor handling marks. The fire gouache shows fine gradations with a vividly colored center.
1928 - 2014
Feuerbild. 1963.
Fire Gouache .Gouache, pigment, fixative, and fire.
Signed and dated in the lower right. On firm, smooth Schöllershammer wove paper (with embossed stamp). 51 x 72.5 cm (20 x 28.5 in), size of sheet. [EH].
• Beginning in 1959, Piene increasingly evoked associations with celestial bodies and cosmic forms in his “fire paintings” through circular, individual volumes.
• Through his unique method of creation, Piene elevates nature to the status of co-author of his works.
• From the heyday of ZERO.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Bavaria (1994, Lempertz).
LITERATURE: Kunsthaus Lempert, Auction 703/704 Modern Art, June 3–4, 1994, lot 861 (with ill.).
Otto Piene, quoted from: Mack, Piene, Uecker, exhibition catalog, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover, 1965, pp. 107 and 110.
In good condition. The sheet is slightly browned overall, somewhat more so along the edges. There are a few minor handling marks. The fire gouache shows fine gradations with a vividly colored center.
