Lot 13
Frame image
Raumbeispiel
In verhaltenem Grau. Um 1960.
Tempera.
Signed and titled, as well as inscribed with the technique and the dimensions on a label on the back of the frame. On wove paper. 33.4 x 37.8 cm (13.1 x 14.8 in), the full sheet. [AW].
• Fascinating illusion of three-dimensionality and movement through the subtle play of gray, green, and black nuances.
• The radical nature of Girke's artistic work is based on the renunciation of any motifs and the consistent development of painting as a visual experience.
• Girke's works featured in the 2024 exhibition "Nicht viel zu sehen – Wege der Abstraktion 1920 bis heute" at the Von der Heydt Museum in Wuppertal, the MKM Museum Kuppersmühle in Duisburg honored him with a major retrospective in 2022..
PROVENANCE: The artist's collection.
Private collection, South Germany (since 2007, Hauswedell & Nolte).
LITERATURE: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 405th auction, lot 706 (illustrated on p. 56).
In good condition. A tiny pinhole in each corner of the sheet, probably from the making. Some light rubbing along the outer edges.
Tempera.
Signed and titled, as well as inscribed with the technique and the dimensions on a label on the back of the frame. On wove paper. 33.4 x 37.8 cm (13.1 x 14.8 in), the full sheet. [AW].
• Fascinating illusion of three-dimensionality and movement through the subtle play of gray, green, and black nuances.
• The radical nature of Girke's artistic work is based on the renunciation of any motifs and the consistent development of painting as a visual experience.
• Girke's works featured in the 2024 exhibition "Nicht viel zu sehen – Wege der Abstraktion 1920 bis heute" at the Von der Heydt Museum in Wuppertal, the MKM Museum Kuppersmühle in Duisburg honored him with a major retrospective in 2022..
PROVENANCE: The artist's collection.
Private collection, South Germany (since 2007, Hauswedell & Nolte).
LITERATURE: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 405th auction, lot 706 (illustrated on p. 56).
In good condition. A tiny pinhole in each corner of the sheet, probably from the making. Some light rubbing along the outer edges.
13
Raimund Girke
In verhaltenem Grau, 1960.
Tempera
Starting bid: € 2,500 / $ 2,950
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