Wind
Günther Uecker (Wendorf/Meckl. 1930)
Lot-No. 264
Proceeds : 2.700 €
Embossing, 40 x 30 cm, lo. ri. sign. and dated Uecker 01, lo. le. numbered 24/100. One of three sheets of the "Nietzsche" portfolio. Uninspected out of frame. - Important German post war artist, well-known for using nails in his art. U. was born in Wendorf in Pomerania in 1930 and studied in Wismar, Berlin-Weißensee and Düsseldorf. 1961 he became a member of the group 'ZERO' and increasingly turned to kinetic light art. Also he designed several stage decorations and took part in Documenta III, IV and VII. U. was appointed professor at the Düsseldorf Academy in 1976. - Mus.: Düsseldorf (Museum Kunstpalast), London (Courtauld Institute of Art), New York (Museum of Modern Art), Paris (Centre Pompidou) et al. - Lit.: Brockhaus 'G.U. - Graphein' (2002), Ortheil 'G.U. - Wasser Veneziana... Aquarelle v. G.U.' (2005) et. al.
Günther Uecker: Wind
Günther Uecker (Wendorf/Meckl. 1930)
Wind
Lot-No. 264
Proceeds : 2.700 €
Embossing, 40 x 30 cm, lo. ri. sign. and dated Uecker 01, lo. le. numbered 24/100. One of three sheets of the "Nietzsche" portfolio. Uninspected out of frame. - Important German post war artist, well-known for using nails in his art. U. was born in Wendorf in Pomerania in 1930 and studied in Wismar, Berlin-Weißensee and Düsseldorf. 1961 he became a member of the group 'ZERO' and increasingly turned to kinetic light art. Also he designed several stage decorations and took part in Documenta III, IV and VII. U. was appointed professor at the Düsseldorf Academy in 1976. - Mus.: Düsseldorf (Museum Kunstpalast), London (Courtauld Institute of Art), New York (Museum of Modern Art), Paris (Centre Pompidou) et al. - Lit.: Brockhaus 'G.U. - Graphein' (2002), Ortheil 'G.U. - Wasser Veneziana... Aquarelle v. G.U.' (2005) et. al.