Lot 38
  • 38

Anselm Kiefer

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
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Description

  • Anselm Kiefer
  • Der Engel der Geschichte
  • signed and dated 1989 on the reverse

  • gouache on photographic collage
  • 114 by 114cm.
  • 44 7/8 by 44 7/8 in.

Provenance

Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1989

Exhibited

Cologne, Galerie Paul Maenz, Der Engel der Geschichte, 1989

Condition

The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is slightly brighter and more vibrant. This work is in very good original condition. Two photographic sheets adjoin horizontally across the middle of the work. Close inspection reveals a number of creases and tears to the edges of the sheets, which are all inherent to the artist's method.
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