10.12.1955. 1955.
Mixed media on canvas.
Signed in the lower left. Signed and dated on the reverse. 70 x 55 cm (27.5 x 21.6 in). [AW].

• Karl Otto Götz is one of the most important representatives of German Informal art.
• Dynamic works created from gestures and the “inartistic” squeegee.
• The 1950s marked a pivotal period in K.O. Götz’s oeuvre.
• Works by K.O. Götz can be found in major museums and institutions, including the Nationalgalerie Berlin, the Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, the Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, and the Bundespräsidialamt in Berlin.

The work is listed in the online catalog of canvas paintings of the K.O. Götz and Rissa Foundation under the number WVL-1955-46. We would like to thank Joachim Lissmann, K.O. Götz and Rissa Foundation, for his expert advice.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Nothelfer, Berlin.
Achenbach Art Consulting, Düsseldorf.
IBM Deutschland GmbH Collection, Ehningen (since 1988).
Private collection, southern Germany (acquired from the above).

LITERATURE: Ina Ströher, K. O. Götz Werkverzeichnis, vol. 1: 1937-1979, Cologne 2014, CR no. 155-46 (illustrated in color on p. 208).

In good condition. Slightly faded. Overall with traces of craquelure and slight flaking in places. Small retouching in places, more pronounced in the lower right area. The condition report was prepared in daylight and with the aid of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.