MARTIN KIPPENBERGER (1953-1997), Untitled (i) Terroristennachwuchs vom südlichen Mittelmeer (Junior Terrorists from the Southern Mediterranean) (ii) Gib gas - Bulle (Step on it, Policeman) (iii) Der Sohn von John Lennon als Frau verkleidet (John...

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER (1953-1997)
Untitled
(i) Terroristennachwuchs vom südlichen Mittelmeer (Junior Terrorists from the Southern Mediterranean)
(ii) Gib gas - Bulle (Step on it, Policeman)
(iii) Der Sohn von John Lennon als Frau verkleidet (John Lennon?s Son Dressed as a Woman)
(iv) Fine Reggae, Fine Funk, Fine Punk
(v) Weil ich durchblicke (Because I see clearly)
(vi) Walter Thieler + Freundin Renate Strobel (Walter Thieler + Girlfriend Renate Strobel)
(vii) John Holmes
(viii) Herr Doktor ich glaube ich habe mehr als drei Eier (Doctor, I think I have more than three eggs)
(ix) Die Mutter von Joseph Beuys (The Mother of Joseph Beuys)
(from left to right, in nine parts)
(i) titled ?Terroristennachwuchs von südlichen Mittelmeer? (on the stretcher)
(ii) titled ?Gib gas-Bulle? (on the reverse)
(iii) titled ?Der Sohn von John Lennon als Frau verkleidet? (on the reverse)
(iv) titled ?FINE REGGAE FINE FUNK FINE PUNK? (on the front); titled ?Fine Reggae Fine Funk Fine Punk? (on the reverse)
(v) titled ?WEIL ICh DURCHBLICKE? (lower centre)
(vi) titled ?Walter Thieler + Freundin Renate Strobel? (on the reverse)
(vii) titled ?John Holmes? (on the reverse)
(viii) inscribed ?¿i? (on the reverse)
(ix) titled ?Die Mutter von Joseph Beuys? (on the reverse)
(i-iv, vi and ix) oil on canvas
(v) oil and lacquer on canvas
(vii) oil and gold spray enamel on Silicon on canvas
(viii) oil and Silicon on canvas
each: 35 3/8 x 29½in. (90 x 75cm.)
overall: 106 3/8 x 88 5/8in. (270 x 225cm.)
Painted in 1984

Provenance

Kurt Kalb Collection, Vienna (acquired directly from the artist).
ESSL Collection, Klosterneuburg (acquired from the above in September 1994).