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Fred Thieler
Wandbild im Kurhaus Wannsee, 1962.
Mixed media on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 / $ 34,200 Sold:
€ 38,700 / $ 44,117 (incl. surcharge)
276
Fred Thieler
Wandbild im Kurhaus Wannsee, 1962.
Mixed media on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 / $ 34,200 Sold:
€ 38,700 / $ 44,117 (incl. surcharge)
Fred Thieler
1916 - 1999
Wandbild im Kurhaus Wannsee. 1962.
Mixed media on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower right. 332 x 165 cm (130.7 x 64.9 in).
In the artist's original frame. [AW].
• A monumental work from the heyday of Art Informel.
• An abstract explosion of color in Thieler’s signature hues of black and blue.
• Striking a fascinating dynamic balance between calculation and chance.
• Participated in documenta II (1959) and documenta III (1964) in Kassel.
PROVENANCE: From the collection of the European Society for Health and Recreation as a commissioned work for the Kurhaus Wannsee (purchased directly from the artist).
Ketterer Kunst, Munich (Auction 495 / Post-War / Contemporary
Art, Dec. 7, 2019, Lot 228).
Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin (acquired from the aforementioned).
EXHIBITION: Fred Thieler. Arbeiten aus den letzten fünf Jahren, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin; Städtisches Museum, Wiesbaden, Dec. 14, 1962–Feb. 15, 1963, cat. no. 1 (illustrated).
LITERATURE: Andrea Firmenich, Jörn Merkert, Sigrid Melchior, Fred Thieler. Monograph and Catalogue Raisonné. Works from 1942–1993, Cologne 1995, CR no. 6/126.
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Foundation of the German Society for Health and Recreation Homes for Trade and Industry (ed.), Inauguration Ceremony “Kurhaus Wannsee” Berlin, Wiesbaden 1962, p. 25 (illustrated).
1916 - 1999
Wandbild im Kurhaus Wannsee. 1962.
Mixed media on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower right. 332 x 165 cm (130.7 x 64.9 in).
In the artist's original frame. [AW].
• A monumental work from the heyday of Art Informel.
• An abstract explosion of color in Thieler’s signature hues of black and blue.
• Striking a fascinating dynamic balance between calculation and chance.
• Participated in documenta II (1959) and documenta III (1964) in Kassel.
PROVENANCE: From the collection of the European Society for Health and Recreation as a commissioned work for the Kurhaus Wannsee (purchased directly from the artist).
Ketterer Kunst, Munich (Auction 495 / Post-War / Contemporary
Art, Dec. 7, 2019, Lot 228).
Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin (acquired from the aforementioned).
EXHIBITION: Fred Thieler. Arbeiten aus den letzten fünf Jahren, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin; Städtisches Museum, Wiesbaden, Dec. 14, 1962–Feb. 15, 1963, cat. no. 1 (illustrated).
LITERATURE: Andrea Firmenich, Jörn Merkert, Sigrid Melchior, Fred Thieler. Monograph and Catalogue Raisonné. Works from 1942–1993, Cologne 1995, CR no. 6/126.
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Foundation of the German Society for Health and Recreation Homes for Trade and Industry (ed.), Inauguration Ceremony “Kurhaus Wannsee” Berlin, Wiesbaden 1962, p. 25 (illustrated).
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