A. R. Penck (d.i. Ralf Winkler)
A. R. Penck (d.i. Ralf Winkler)
1939 - 2017
Männer II. 1981.
Dispersion paint on canvas.
280 x 400 cm (110.2 x 157.4 in). [AW].
• MONUMENTAL FORMAT showcasing A. R. Penck’s unique iconography.
• CONTEMPORARY THEMES: War and Cold War imagery meet prehistoric symbolism.
• TURNING POINT: Created during the period of Penck’s expatriation from the GDR and resettlement in West Germany.
• DOCUMENTA: Participated in 1972, 1977, 1982, and 1992 in Kassel.
• MUSEUM QUALITY: Penck’s works are at, among others, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
• AUCTION MARKET: For the first time offered on the international market (source: artprice.com).
PROVENANCE: Mary Boone Gallery, New York (with the gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne.
Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (acquired from the above).
EXHIBITION: A. R. Penck, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne, 1984, cat. no. 2 (with color illustration).
A. R. Penck (d.i. Ralf Winkler)
1939 - 2017
Männer II. 1981.
Dispersion paint on canvas.
280 x 400 cm (110.2 x 157.4 in). [AW].
• MONUMENTAL FORMAT showcasing A. R. Penck’s unique iconography.
• CONTEMPORARY THEMES: War and Cold War imagery meet prehistoric symbolism.
• TURNING POINT: Created during the period of Penck’s expatriation from the GDR and resettlement in West Germany.
• DOCUMENTA: Participated in 1972, 1977, 1982, and 1992 in Kassel.
• MUSEUM QUALITY: Penck’s works are at, among others, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
• AUCTION MARKET: For the first time offered on the international market (source: artprice.com).
PROVENANCE: Mary Boone Gallery, New York (with the gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne.
Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (acquired from the above).
EXHIBITION: A. R. Penck, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne, 1984, cat. no. 2 (with color illustration).
