Auction 517 Evening Sale, Modern, Post War & Contemporary
Jun 5, 2024
Hitzelerstr. 2, 50968 Köln, Germany

Evening Sale: Wednesday, 5 June 2024

From 6 pm



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LOT 41:

Günther Uecker: Lichtscheibe (Spirale)

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Sold for: €680,000
Start price:
550,000
Estimated price :
€700,000 - €1,000,000
Buyer's Premium: 35%
VAT: 19% On commission only
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Auction took place on Jun 5, 2024 at VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG
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Günther Uecker: Lichtscheibe (Spirale)

UECKER, GÜNTHER
1930 Wendorf

Title: "Lichtscheibe" (Spirale).
Date: 1998.
Technique: Hammered nails and white paint on canvas. On wood.
Measurement: Diameter: 150 x 7cm.
Notation: Dated and signed verso lower right: '98 Uecker. Titled and dated verso centre left: "Lichtscheibe" 1998. Here also provided with work details and direction arrow.


This work is registered in the Uecker Archiv under the number GU.98.006 and will be noted for inclusion in the forthcoming Uecker Catalogue Raisonné.


Provenance:
- Private collection Northern Germany (directly from the artist)

- Powerful work that redefines the boundaries between sculpture and painting

- Dynamic suction effect due to strong concentration in the center of the light disk

- The light disks and spirals are among the artist's most sought-after works

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Explanations to the Catalogue

Günther Uecker
Germany
ZERO
Post-War Art
Sculptures
1990s
Nail
Object
Mixed media
Abstract


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