Metapher Zahl 6. 1986/88.
Silkscreen in colors.
Geiger WVG 175/6. Signed, dated, numbered and titled "sechs" on the reverse. From an edition of 90 copies. On Creysse wove paper (without watermark). 82 x 106 cm (32.2 x 41.7 in), the full sheet.
Sheet 7 from the portfolio "Rupprecht Geiger - Metapher Zahl" (1985-1989) with 10 color silkscreens by Rupprecht Geiger and 10 visual texts by a group of international authors on the numbers 0-9 and the introductory text by Matthias Bleyl.
Printed by Heidi Hoffmann and Hans-Jürgen and Kyrill Slusallek, Friedberg. Published by Edition Hoffmann, Friedberg. [JS].
• Large format, radiant color spectacle.
• Graphic examination of the number 6.
• Maximum reduction of the form to two basic geometric shapes: rectangle and circle.
• Further development of the artistic examination of Arabic numerals, which were used in American Pop Art, predominantly in the works of Robert Indiana and Jasper Johns.

In good condition. Corners minimally scuffed in places. Margins with faint isolated traces of rubbing, a more obvious one in upper right, affecting the neon circle by ca. 5 cm. [JS]