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Fritz Koenig
Kleines Epitaph X, 1981.
Iron, mounted, with red-brown patina
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 11,800 Sold:
€ 25,400 / $ 29,972 (incl. surcharge)
Kleines Epitaph X. 1981.
Iron, mounted, with red-brown patina.
With the monogram engraved on the front at the bottom right. From an edition of 3 copies. 38 x 21 x 6 cm (14.9 x 8.2 x 2.3 in). [AW].
• Rare: one of only three copies.
• Transience plays a central role in Koenig's work, giving rise to his famous epitaphs.
• In 2024, the Glyptothek in Munich held a major exhibition to mark the sculptor's 100th birthday.
• Koenig's sculptures are in numerous important collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Guggenheim Collection, Venice, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, South Germany.
LITERATURE: Dietrich Clarenbach, Fritz Koenig. Skultpuren. Werkverzeichnis, Munich 2003, catalogue raisonné no. 738.
Iron, mounted, with red-brown patina.
With the monogram engraved on the front at the bottom right. From an edition of 3 copies. 38 x 21 x 6 cm (14.9 x 8.2 x 2.3 in). [AW].
• Rare: one of only three copies.
• Transience plays a central role in Koenig's work, giving rise to his famous epitaphs.
• In 2024, the Glyptothek in Munich held a major exhibition to mark the sculptor's 100th birthday.
• Koenig's sculptures are in numerous important collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Guggenheim Collection, Venice, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, South Germany.
LITERATURE: Dietrich Clarenbach, Fritz Koenig. Skultpuren. Werkverzeichnis, Munich 2003, catalogue raisonné no. 738.
191
Fritz Koenig
Kleines Epitaph X, 1981.
Iron, mounted, with red-brown patina
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 11,800 Sold:
€ 25,400 / $ 29,972 (incl. surcharge)
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