Anselm Reyle

Courtesy of a Private Collection

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant in the original. The illustration fails to fully convey the mirrored and glitterly surface of the some of the striped elements. Condition: This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
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Charity Auction – A Bid to Save the Kunstverein Hamburg

The Kunstverein Hamburg is the oldest art society in Germany, and of crucial importance for the exhibition and promotion of contemporary art in both Germany and Europe. Since its inauguration in 1817, it has dedicated itself to presenting groundbreaking and progressive young contemporary art. The Kunstverein was one of the first institutions to exhibit the paintings of Caspar David Friedrich (1826), and the society has gone on to host many pioneering names from both the German and international art scene, including solo exhibitions for Philipp Otto Runge (1836), Arnold Böcklin (1898), Max Beckmann (1912), Paul Klee (1916), Oskar Kokoschka (1919), James Ensor (1932), Pablo Picasso (1948), Jackson Pollock, (1958), Francis Bacon (1965), Georg Baselitz (1972) Blinky Palermo (1973) and Olafur Eliasson (1995). Rather than housing a permanent collection, the Kunstverein's purpose is to present temporary exhibitions which reflect contemporary art trends and current social and political issues, exploring them from an aesthetic perspective.

 

The following seven lots, generously donated by a private collector and artists who have been presented at the Kunstverein Hamburg, are offered to raise essential funds for the continuation of the society's innovative exhibition programme, and to secure the future of this venerable institution.  We are very grateful to all those who have participated by contributing pieces for our fundraising auction, and to Sotheby's for providing us with their invaluable support.