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Lot 3451* - A209 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday, 20. June 2024, 02.00 PM
KATHARINA GROSSE
Provenance:
- Galerie Conrads, Düsseldorf.
- Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia, aquired from the above gallery.
Offered here at auction is a dazzling work from 2000 which would have fitted in wonderfully with this series and would have attracted some admiration in its own right, commanding attention as it does with its incredible presence in the room. The striking effect of the colour, with which we are familiar from Grosse's virtuoso installations of recent years, is present in this work in a very concentrated form and casts an almost magnetic spell over the viewer. The carefully composed tiers of colour in the picture oscillate between transparency and opacity and were created through the ingenious use of various colourants and tools: up close, we recognise both the artist's large dynamic brushstrokes and the delicate application of sprayed paint, which merge seamlessly into an impressive whole. The viewer's gaze is absorbed by the billowing and overlapping clouds of intense magenta, gold, rosé and violet tones and through the use of iridescent colours remains spellbound by the search for ever new chromatic impressions. Every time we look at this work, it reveals new perspectives, new depths of colour, eliciting awe and wonder again and again. Every time we look at this work, it reveals new perspectives, new depths of colour, eliciting awe and wonder again and again. Furthermore - we observe: the work of Katharine Grosse always provokes a smile when we pass by.
CHF 180 000 / 250 000 | (€ 185 570 / 257 730)
Sold for CHF 180 000 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.