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Paul Wunderlich - Oil on canvas
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Paul Wunderlich
Love and Death, 1990
Oil on canvas
Starting bid:
€ 3,500
Estimate:
€ 4,000 - 6,000
End: 07-15-26 16:21:00 Berlin
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164
Paul Wunderlich
Love and Death, 1990
Oil on canvas
Starting bid:
€ 3,500
Estimate:
€ 4,000 - 6,000
End: 07-15-26 16:21:00 Berlin
07-15-26 10:21:00 New York
07-15-26 07:21:00 Los Angeles (29 days, 19h:33m)

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,
insured shipping:
within Germany 97,57 €,
within the EU countries 371,25 €,
outside the EU countries 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.


Paul Wunderlich
1927 - 2010
Love and Death. 1990.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower left. 130.5 x 97.8 cm (51.3 x 38.5 in). [AW].

• Paul Wunderlich is considered the most important representative of Fantastic Realism.
• Mysterious and surreal imagery rendered in vibrant, pop-art colors.
• The artist’s works are held in the collections of the Hamburger Kunsthalle, the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, among others.

PROVENANCE: Private collection (acquired from the artist).
Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin (acquired from the above in 2004).

LITERATURE: Christie's, London, 9941. Auktion, October 20, 2004, lot 108 (illustrated in color on p. 84).

In good condition, with vibrant colors. The edges of the picture are slightly worn in places. There is slight soiling along the upper edge of the picture. The lower edge of the picture is slightly discolored. There are very few tiny brown spots. This condition report was prepared to the best of our knowledge and belief, in daylight and using a UV light source.