Sale: 611 / Day Sale, Dec. 05. 2026 in Munich → Lot 126000405
126000405
Horst Antes
Kopf ocker ocker, 1973.
Aquatec on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,400 - 69,600
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
126000405
Horst Antes
Kopf ocker ocker, 1973.
Aquatec on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,400 - 69,600
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Horst Antes
1936
Kopf ocker ocker. 1973.
Aquatec on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed “Aquatec” on the reverse of the canvas. 120 x 100 cm (47.2 x 39.3 in). [AW].
• A captivating monochrome “Head” of compelling monumentality and dynamic presence.
• Horst Ante’s Heads and Cephalopods are considered his most sought-after motifs and have been the central theme of his work since the 1960s.
• Works by this pioneer of new figurative painting are in many international museums, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Kunstmuseum Basel, and the Hamburger Kunsthalle.
PROVENANCE: Lefebre Gallery, New York.
Jasa Fine Art, Munich.
Private collection, Munich.
Private collection, Rhineland (acquired from the above).
EXHIBITION: Antes, Lefebre Gallery, New York, March 12–April 6, 1974 (illustrated)
Hommage à la phantasie, Jasa Fine Art, Munich, July 3–31, 1974.
LITERATURE: Arthur Mehlstäubler, Horst Antes. Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, vol. 4 (1972–1975), Künzelsau 2013, CR no. 1973-2 (illustrated in color on p. 67).
1936
Kopf ocker ocker. 1973.
Aquatec on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed “Aquatec” on the reverse of the canvas. 120 x 100 cm (47.2 x 39.3 in). [AW].
• A captivating monochrome “Head” of compelling monumentality and dynamic presence.
• Horst Ante’s Heads and Cephalopods are considered his most sought-after motifs and have been the central theme of his work since the 1960s.
• Works by this pioneer of new figurative painting are in many international museums, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Kunstmuseum Basel, and the Hamburger Kunsthalle.
PROVENANCE: Lefebre Gallery, New York.
Jasa Fine Art, Munich.
Private collection, Munich.
Private collection, Rhineland (acquired from the above).
EXHIBITION: Antes, Lefebre Gallery, New York, March 12–April 6, 1974 (illustrated)
Hommage à la phantasie, Jasa Fine Art, Munich, July 3–31, 1974.
LITERATURE: Arthur Mehlstäubler, Horst Antes. Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, vol. 4 (1972–1975), Künzelsau 2013, CR no. 1973-2 (illustrated in color on p. 67).
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