Lot 248
  • 248

Anselm Kiefer

Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Anselm Kiefer
  • Der Tod Des Vergil (The Death of Vergil)
  • olive branch and graphite on treated lead in artist's steel frame
  • 91 1/4 by 67 1/2 in. 231.8 by 171.5 cm.
  • Executed in 1988-1989.

Provenance

Artist's Studio
Anthony D'Offay Gallery, London
Private Collection, New York
Alan Koppel Gallery, Chicago
Acquired by the present owner from the above in May 1999

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The irregularities in surface texture and tonality and the scattered discoloration appear to be inherent to the artist's working method and chosen medium. There is some light rusting to the frame and spots of paint loss to the work, with the associated paint flakes resting in the folds of the work. Framed in an artist's frame.
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