Sale: 605 / Day Sale, June 13. 2026 in Munich → Lot 126000030
Raumbeispiel
126000030
Horst Antes
Hochzeitsbild II, 1972.
Aquatec on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,000 - 69,000
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
126000030
Horst Antes
Hochzeitsbild II, 1972.
Aquatec on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,000 - 69,000
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Horst Antes
1936
Hochzeitsbild II. 1972.
Aquatec on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed “Aquatec” on the reverse of the canvas. 100 x 120 cm (39.3 x 47.2 in). [AW].
• The characteristic technique and style of the famous “Cephalopods” meet the complex motifs of Horst Antes.
• Impressive exhibition history: Kunsthaus Zürich, Haus der Kunst, Munich, and Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal.
• Works from this period (1972–73) are in major museum collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki.
• To mark his 90th birthday, the Sprengel Museum in Hanover dedicates a major solo exhibition to the artist from April through July 2026.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Stangl, Munich (with a gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Anne and Willy Rotzler Collection, Zurich.
Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin (with a gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Galerie Schlichtenmaier, Grafenau (with a gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Private collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above in 2000).
EXHIBITION: Horst Antes. Bilder, Zeichnungen, Keramik, Plastik, Galerie Stangl, Munich, July 25–September 23, 1972 (illustrated in b/w).
50 Jahre Kunsthandelsverband der Schweiz. Anniversary exhibition featuring works from the 15th–20th centuries from public and private collections, Kunsthaus Zürich, Sept. 15–Nov. 11, 1973, cat. no. 115 (illustrated in color, no. 63) [fragments of the exhibition label on the back of the stretcher].
Antes Bilder 1959–1993, Haus der Kunst, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich, Aug. 27–Oct. 10, 1993; Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal, Apr. 30–June 5, 1994, cat. no. 34 (illustrated in black and white on p. 18).
Horst Antes. Arbeiten von 1958–2000, Galerie Schlichtenmaier, Grafenau, July 16–September 9, 2000, cat. no. 11 (illustrated in color on p. 17).
LITERATURE: Arthur Mehlstäubler, Horst Antes. Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, vol. 4 (1972–1975), Künzelsau 2013, CR no. 1972/38 (illustrated in color on p. 55).
1936
Hochzeitsbild II. 1972.
Aquatec on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed “Aquatec” on the reverse of the canvas. 100 x 120 cm (39.3 x 47.2 in). [AW].
• The characteristic technique and style of the famous “Cephalopods” meet the complex motifs of Horst Antes.
• Impressive exhibition history: Kunsthaus Zürich, Haus der Kunst, Munich, and Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal.
• Works from this period (1972–73) are in major museum collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki.
• To mark his 90th birthday, the Sprengel Museum in Hanover dedicates a major solo exhibition to the artist from April through July 2026.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Stangl, Munich (with a gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Anne and Willy Rotzler Collection, Zurich.
Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin (with a gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Galerie Schlichtenmaier, Grafenau (with a gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Private collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above in 2000).
EXHIBITION: Horst Antes. Bilder, Zeichnungen, Keramik, Plastik, Galerie Stangl, Munich, July 25–September 23, 1972 (illustrated in b/w).
50 Jahre Kunsthandelsverband der Schweiz. Anniversary exhibition featuring works from the 15th–20th centuries from public and private collections, Kunsthaus Zürich, Sept. 15–Nov. 11, 1973, cat. no. 115 (illustrated in color, no. 63) [fragments of the exhibition label on the back of the stretcher].
Antes Bilder 1959–1993, Haus der Kunst, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich, Aug. 27–Oct. 10, 1993; Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal, Apr. 30–June 5, 1994, cat. no. 34 (illustrated in black and white on p. 18).
Horst Antes. Arbeiten von 1958–2000, Galerie Schlichtenmaier, Grafenau, July 16–September 9, 2000, cat. no. 11 (illustrated in color on p. 17).
LITERATURE: Arthur Mehlstäubler, Horst Antes. Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, vol. 4 (1972–1975), Künzelsau 2013, CR no. 1972/38 (illustrated in color on p. 55).
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