MANUS 11

Mikail Akar and Manuel Neuer

2019. Print and collage/canvas. 120 x 100 cm. Low right handmonogrammed MA MN as well as handsigned Neuer 1 in the middle, verso numbered 2/11. The then seven-year-old artist donated a painting to the Manuel Neuer Kids Foundation, wich he had created together with the soccer star Manuel Neuer. This limited and autographed edition of the work has also been published fot he Foundation. - Mikail Akar (Cologne 2012) german artist. A. is considered a prodigy of abstract and neo-expressive painting. At the age of five, the artist was already successfully exhibiting his work and received international attention. Manuel Neuer (Gelsenkirchen, 1986) german professional footballer. N. is the record-breaking national goalkeeper and one of the five German national players with the most international caps. He has been under contract with FC Bayern Munich since 2011 and, with more than 362 victories, is considered the Bundesliga's record winner.