Sale: 496 / Evening Sale, Dec. 06. 2019 in Munich Lot 158

 

158
Günther Uecker
Poesie der Destruktion, 1985.
Nails and black paint on canvas, on wood
Estimate:
€ 80,000 / $ 86,400
Sold:
€ 85,000 / $ 91,800

(incl. surcharge)
Poesie der Destruktion. 1985.
Nails and black paint on canvas, on wood.
Verso signed, dated and titled, with a direction arrow and with indication of direction. 90 x 90 x 13 cm (35.4 x 35.4 x 5.1 in).

• Particularly expressive and high-contrast nail picture.
• Wonderful example of the ambivalence between violence and harmony
.

This work is registered in the Uecker Archiv under the number GU.85.024 and will be noted for inclusion in the forthcoming Uecker Catalogue Raisonné.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany (acquired through Galerie Waßermann, Munich, verso with the stamp).




158
Günther Uecker
Poesie der Destruktion, 1985.
Nails and black paint on canvas, on wood
Estimate:
€ 80,000 / $ 86,400
Sold:
€ 85,000 / $ 91,800

(incl. surcharge)