Sale: 372 / Post War / Contemporary Art, Oct. 23. 2010 in Munich button next Lot 629

 
Jörg Immendorff - Für dunkle Tage


629
Jörg Immendorff
Für dunkle Tage, 1968.
Bronze
Estimate:
€ 4,500 / $ 5,310
Sold:
€ 8,784 / $ 10,365

(incl. surcharge)
Bronze with brown patina
With name, number 63/65, title and foundry mark "Schmäke Düsseldorf" on base. 39 x 15 x 6,5 cm (15,3 x 5,9 x 2,5 in)
Jörg Immendorf made the bronze "Für dunkle Tage" [For Dark Days] during a period of deep depression in 1968. To comfort himslef he created a flower with a caterpillar on its way up to the blossom. The caterpillar in its pre-stage to become a butterfly is a symbol of hope and transition to Immendorff. The bronze was not released in an edition to the benefit of the aid organization "Doctors Without Borders" before 2003. [DB].




629
Jörg Immendorff
Für dunkle Tage, 1968.
Bronze
Estimate:
€ 4,500 / $ 5,310
Sold:
€ 8,784 / $ 10,365

(incl. surcharge)

 


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