Lot 192 
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192
Rainer Fetting
Chelsea Abstraction, 2005.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 18,000 / $ 20,880 Sold:
€ 20,640 / $ 23,942 (incl. surcharge)
Rainer Fetting
1949
Chelsea Abstraction. 2005.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed with the technique and “G 341” on the reverse. 76.5 x 91 cm (30.1 x 35.8 in). [AW].
• With his pop-inspired palette and sketch-like brushstrokes, Rainer Fetting brings his love for New York onto the canvas.
• He constructs the skyline as seen from his window using tightly interwoven color fields.
• The work was part of the exhibition “Rainer Fetting triff Lovis Corinth” at the Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven from July to September 2005.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the artist. We are grateful for his kind support.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, USA.
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 2009).
EXHIBITION: Rainer Fetting trifft Lovis Corinth. Wilde Malerei über die Zeit, Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, July 3-September 11, 2005, cat. no. 43 (illustrated on p. 36).
LITERATURE: Sotheby's, New York, September 24, 2009, lot 188 (illustrated in color on p. 95).
1949
Chelsea Abstraction. 2005.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed with the technique and “G 341” on the reverse. 76.5 x 91 cm (30.1 x 35.8 in). [AW].
• With his pop-inspired palette and sketch-like brushstrokes, Rainer Fetting brings his love for New York onto the canvas.
• He constructs the skyline as seen from his window using tightly interwoven color fields.
• The work was part of the exhibition “Rainer Fetting triff Lovis Corinth” at the Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven from July to September 2005.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the artist. We are grateful for his kind support.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, USA.
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 2009).
EXHIBITION: Rainer Fetting trifft Lovis Corinth. Wilde Malerei über die Zeit, Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, July 3-September 11, 2005, cat. no. 43 (illustrated on p. 36).
LITERATURE: Sotheby's, New York, September 24, 2009, lot 188 (illustrated in color on p. 95).
192
Rainer Fetting
Chelsea Abstraction, 2005.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 18,000 / $ 20,880 Sold:
€ 20,640 / $ 23,942 (incl. surcharge)
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