Anselm Kiefer Die Brücken

Property from a Manhattan Estate
Anselm Kiefer
b. 1945

Die Brücken
titled (upper left)
watercolor, gouache, ink and leather collage on paper
25 by 34½ in.
63.5 by 90.2 cm.
Executed in 2004.

Condition Report:
This work is in very good condition overall. There are artist pinholes in all four corners and a small tear resulting from previous staples in the upper left corner. There is a light undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist's working method and chosen medium. All collage elements are stable and intact. There is evidence of minor handling to the edges and corners, including soft creases at the corners and minor separation to the paper layers. There are scattered minor tears along the edges: two along the lower edge, measuring approximately 1/8 inch and 1/2 inch respectively; another at the lower left edge measuring approximately 1/4 inch; and one at the upper edge measuring approximately 1/4 inch. All other surface inconsistencies as well as scattered studio drip accretions and smudges are inherent to the artist's working method and chosen medium. Framed under Plexiglas.

Framed dimensions: 35 by 43 1/2 in. (88.9 by 110.5 cm.)

Provenance:
Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner