Roman Signer Nicht Loslassen
About Face: The David and Gail Mixer Collection of Photographs
Roman Signer
b. 1938
Nicht Loslassen
a diptych of gelatin silver prints, each signed, dated and editioned '6/10' in pencil on the reverse, framed, each with a Galerie Hauser & Wirth, Zurich, label on the reverse sequencing the prints '1' and '2'
images: 14½ by 9 in. (36.8 by 22.9 cm.)
frames: 21¼ by 16⅛ in. (54 by 41 cm.)
Executed in 1983.
Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please contact Anjli Patel at Anjli.Patel@sothebys.com
Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.
These prints are in generally excellent condition.
Catalogue Note:
For more than half a century, Swiss Conceptual artist Roman Signer has created ephemeral and dynamic works that reveal the fluidity of the natural elements and the release of energy. Capturing this tension, like the build up to a firework’s ignition, with photography and film, his explosions, transformations, and sculptures balance intense planning with chance results. His often humorous works use everyday objects to explore the surprising effects of chemical and physical reactions. In 1999, he represented Switzerland at the Venice Biennale. Signer’s work was recently the subject of an exhibition at the Kunstmuseum, St. Gallen, featuring important sculptures donated by the Ursula Hauser Collection, from September 2023 – March 2024.
Provenance:
Olivier Renaud-Clément
Acquired from the above in 2003 by the present owner
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About Face: The David and Gail Mixer Collection of Photographs
Roman Signer
b. 1938
Nicht Loslassen
a diptych of gelatin silver prints, each signed, dated and editioned '6/10' in pencil on the reverse, framed, each with a Galerie Hauser & Wirth, Zurich, label on the reverse sequencing the prints '1' and '2'
images: 14½ by 9 in. (36.8 by 22.9 cm.)
frames: 21¼ by 16⅛ in. (54 by 41 cm.)
Executed in 1983.
Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please contact Anjli Patel at Anjli.Patel@sothebys.com
Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.
These prints are in generally excellent condition.
Catalogue Note:
For more than half a century, Swiss Conceptual artist Roman Signer has created ephemeral and dynamic works that reveal the fluidity of the natural elements and the release of energy. Capturing this tension, like the build up to a firework’s ignition, with photography and film, his explosions, transformations, and sculptures balance intense planning with chance results. His often humorous works use everyday objects to explore the surprising effects of chemical and physical reactions. In 1999, he represented Switzerland at the Venice Biennale. Signer’s work was recently the subject of an exhibition at the Kunstmuseum, St. Gallen, featuring important sculptures donated by the Ursula Hauser Collection, from September 2023 – March 2024.
Provenance:
Olivier Renaud-Clément
Acquired from the above in 2003 by the present owner
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