Lot 88
  • 88

A. R. Penck

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • A. R. Penck
  • Horse Racing
  • signed with the artist's initials and dated 83
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 98 1/2 by 118 1/8 in. 250.2 by 300 cm.

Provenance

Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Studio Cannaviello, Milan
Galerie Thomas, Munich
Private Collection

Exhibited

Munich, A11 Art Forum Thomas; Darmstadt, Mathildenhhe and Ljubljana, Moderne Galerije; Linz, Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz, Kunst der 80er Jahre, Sammlung Thomas. Kunst aus den achtiziger Jahre, 1987 - 1988, p. 17, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of handling on the right lateral edge and some spots of paint loss at the edges and corners. There is a surface accretion on the upper right corner. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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