Sale: 548 / Contemporary Art Day Sale, Dec. 08. 2023 in Munich Lot 158


158
Fritz Koenig
Kleine vergitterte Figur III, 1981.
Iron, mounted
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 21,400
Sold:
€ 43,180 / $ 46,202

(incl. surcharge)
Kleine vergitterte Figur III. 1981.
Iron, mounted.
Clarenbach 770. One of 2 copies. 41 x 49 x 14.5 cm (16.1 x 19.2 x 5.7 in). [JS].

• One of only two copies.
• Part of a Southern German private collection since it was created.
• In 1970, Koenig designed the bronze "The Sphere", which was placed between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York, Today its damaged form is a world-famous memorial to the September 11 attacks.
• In 2018, the Uffizi dedicated a fascinating retrospective to Koenig in several halls and the Boboli Gardens: a "presentation of superlatives" (Tagesspiegel).
• Bronzes by the artist can be found in numerous important collections, among others, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Guggenheim Collection, Venice, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
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PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany (acquired directly from the artist).




158
Fritz Koenig
Kleine vergitterte Figur III, 1981.
Iron, mounted
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 21,400
Sold:
€ 43,180 / $ 46,202

(incl. surcharge)