Lot 125
  • 125

Otto Piene

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Otto Piene
  • Kleine Sonne (Little Sun)
  • signed, titled and dated 63/64 on the stretcher
  • oil and soot on canvas
  • 59.7 by 79.6cm.; 23 3/8 by 31 3/8 in.

Provenance

Galerie Ursula Lichter, Frankfurt
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1970

Exhibited

Krefeld, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Sammlung Helga und Walther Lauffs - Amerikanische und europäische Kunst der sechziger und siebziger Jahre, 1983-84, p. 62, no. 269, illustrated 

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the red is slightly deeper in the original. Condition: This work is in good condition. There is canvas draw to all four corners. There is a vertical canvas irregularity running along the central right edge, original to the work's execution. There are light creases scattered in places throughout the canvas with some associated light cracking. Upon very close inspection there are hairline cracks in places along the left and right extreme edges. There are faint handling marks scattered in places throughout, notably in the top right hand corner. There are a few rub marks in places along all four edges and a further horizontal rub mark beneath the black sphere. There are five tiny spots of media accretion scattered throughout the composition. Examination under ultra-violet light reveals a very small spot of retouching towards the lower left hand corner.
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