Otto Piene
1928 - 2014
Ohne Titel. 1964.
Gouache, fire and smoke.
Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Illegible inscription in the lower left corner. On firm wove paper. 47.8 x 68.2 cm (18.8 x 26.8 in), size of sheet. [AW].

• With his smoke paintings, Otto Piene establishes a close relationship with the element of fire and gives his works iconographic status.
• He is one of the leading representatives of the “ZERO” artist group.
• Piene's works can be found in renowned museums worldwide, including the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

PROVENANCE: Günter Meisner Collection, Berlin (directly from the artist).
Private collection, Berlin (acquired in 1994 through inheritance from the above).
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above).