Contemporary Discoveries

Contemporary Discoveries

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Property Sold to Benefit Instituto Terra

André Butzer

Untitled 1-9 (Complete set of 9 screenprints)

Lot Closed

October 3, 07:00 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property Sold to Benefit Instituto Terra

André Butzer

B. 1973

Untitled 1-9


each signed and numbered 3/75 on the image

the complete set of 9 two-color screenprints in colors on handmade Hahnemühle paper

sheet: 19.7 by 27.6 in. (50 by 70 cm.)

Executed in 2021; this set is number 3 from the edition of 75, published by TASCHEN.

Courtesy of TASCHEN

“I try to repeat all my images as often as possible and as well as possible to make them less severe. So, I do mass culture. At the same time, seriality is something I always wanted to destroy. That’s why I make so many seemingly serial works which are in fact not serial at all. This was the case with the figures, which were typologies that seemingly unfolded serially. Signs of life. They perhaps address the large soul space of human localization. Each figure is an individual and each image is individual.” – André Butzer


Each motif presents one of Butzer’s unique pictorial characters, which embody the fundamental themes of his work since 1999: The Wanderer, The Woman, and The Friedens-Siemens (Peace-Siemens).


Please note that the online images are for illustration purposes and are not exact representations of the present lot. Please contact the Photographs department directly for additional images.


The Consignor is donating 100% of the hammer price from the sale of this and other designated artworks, to be sold during Sotheby’s Contemporary Discoveries online sale held from September 23 – October 3, 2022, to Instituto Terra, a not-for-profit Brazilian organization devoted to conservation and reforestation. In addition, in relation to these designated artworks, Sotheby’s will donate 100% of its Overhead Premium to Instituto Terra and its Buyers Premium, after deducting expenses. No portion of the purchase price is tax-deductible. For more information about Instituto Terra, visit www.institutoterra.org