Sale: 529 / Post War / Contemporary Art, June 10. 2022 in Munich Lot 207

 

207
Rainer Fetting
Ole Giraffe, 2000.
Bronze, painted
Estimate:
€ 15,000 / $ 16,050
Sold:
€ 27,500 / $ 29,425

(incl. surcharge)
Ole Giraffe. 2000.
Bronze, painted.
Base with the signature and the number. Rear of base with the stamp of the art foundry "H. Noack Berlin". From an edition of 9 copies. Ca. 85 x 25.5 x 27 cm (33.4 x 10 x 10.6 in).
Cast by art foundry Hermann Noack, Berlin. [AR].
• Owing to the individually applied paint, each bronze is of unique character.
• Half man, half animal - Rainer Fetting creates imaginative contemporary hybrid beings.
• His presumably most famous sculpture, a full-figure portrait of Willy Brandt, is at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in Berlin.
• Until July 3, 2022 the Vincent van GoghHuis in Zundert, Netherlands, shows the exhibition "Rainer Fetting ziet van Gogh"
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This work's authenticity has kindly been confirmed by the artist.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Northern Germany (acquired directly from the artist's studio in 2008).




207
Rainer Fetting
Ole Giraffe, 2000.
Bronze, painted
Estimate:
€ 15,000 / $ 16,050
Sold:
€ 27,500 / $ 29,425

(incl. surcharge)