Lot 269
  • 269

Otto Piene

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Otto Piene
  • Rauchzeichnung
  • signed, titled and dated 60
  • soot on paper
  • 48.5 by 64cm.; 19 1/8 by 25 1/4 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the father of the present owner in 1967

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is warmer and more vibrant in the original with the ochre tending more to words a pastel yellow. Condition: This work is in very good condition. It is hinged in places to the backing board and framed under mount. There are some light handling marks to the centre of the right edge and four shallow creases to the centre of the lower left quadrant. All other irregularities are inherent to the artist’s working process.
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