Lot 215
  • 215

A.R. Penck

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • A.R. Penck
  • Pentagon Nr. 6
  • signed and titled
  • oil on canvas
  • 81 by 100cm.; 32 by 39 3/8 in.
  • Executed in 1987.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 1 December 1994, Lot 235
Private Collection, London
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 28 February 2008, Lot 222
Private Collection

Condition

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the green tends more towards turquoise in the original. Condition: Unexamined out of its frame, this work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals a few drying cracks to the thicker areas of paint.
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