Auction 517 Evening Sale, Modern, Post War & Contemporary
Jun 5, 2024
Hitzelerstr. 2, 50968 Köln, Germany

Evening Sale: Wednesday, 5 June 2024

From 6 pm



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LOT 13:

Günther Uecker: Weisser Wind

Sold for: €360,000
Start price:
240,000
Estimated price :
€300,000 - €500,000
Buyer's Premium: 35%
VAT: 19% On commission only
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Auction took place on Jun 5, 2024 at VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG
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Günther Uecker: Weisser Wind

UECKER, GÜNTHER
1930 Wendorf

Title: "Weisser Wind".
Date: 1990.
Technique: Hammered nails and white paint on canvas. On wood.
Measurement: 110 x 90 x 17,5cm.
Notation: Dated and signed verso lower right: '90 Uecker. Titled verso centre left: WEISSER WIND. Here also dedicated and labelled with a directional arrow.


This work is registered in the Uecker Archiv under the number GU.90.016 and will be noted for inclusion in the forthcoming Uecker Catalogue Raisonné.

Provenance:
- Private collection Northern Germany (directly from the artist)

- One of the popular, close nail fields with a moving surface
- The title reveals associations with natural events that make the work wonderfully approachable and emotionally tangible
- Privately owned in the Rhineland since its creation

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Explanations to the Catalogue

Günther Uecker
Germany
ZERO
Post-War Art
Sculptures
1990s
Nail
Object
Mixed media
Abstract