Sale: 601 / Day Sale, Dec. 06. 2025 in Munich 
Lot 125000783
Lot 125000783 
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125000783
Rainer Fetting
green Self with hat, 1989.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 35,000 - 45,000
$ 40,950 - 52,650
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Rainer Fetting
1949
green Self with hat. 1989.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse of the canvas, as well as inscribed with the dimensions “66/50” (in inches) and the work number “A 524.”. 168 x 127.5 cm (66.1 x 50.1 in).
[AR].
• Self-portrait from his important New York creative period between 1983 and 1994.
• The hat, here in a feminine, playful version with bow-like decoration, is a recurring attribute of his painterly self-reflections.
• Part of Rainer Fetting's major solo exhibition of self-portraits at the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, 1999.
• Works from the 1980s are among the artist's most sought-after pieces on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the artist. We are grateful for his kind support in cataloging this lot.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Hesse.
Private collection, Northern Germany.
EXHIBITION: Rainer Fetting. Selbst. SelfPortraits 1973-1998, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, May 8-June 20, 1999 (illustrated in color on p. 99).
1949
green Self with hat. 1989.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse of the canvas, as well as inscribed with the dimensions “66/50” (in inches) and the work number “A 524.”. 168 x 127.5 cm (66.1 x 50.1 in).
[AR].
• Self-portrait from his important New York creative period between 1983 and 1994.
• The hat, here in a feminine, playful version with bow-like decoration, is a recurring attribute of his painterly self-reflections.
• Part of Rainer Fetting's major solo exhibition of self-portraits at the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, 1999.
• Works from the 1980s are among the artist's most sought-after pieces on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the artist. We are grateful for his kind support in cataloging this lot.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Hesse.
Private collection, Northern Germany.
EXHIBITION: Rainer Fetting. Selbst. SelfPortraits 1973-1998, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, May 8-June 20, 1999 (illustrated in color on p. 99).
125000783
Rainer Fetting
green Self with hat, 1989.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 35,000 - 45,000
$ 40,950 - 52,650
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
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