606 - LÜPERTZ, MARKUS

LÜPERTZ, MARKUS 1941 Liberec/Bohemia Title: "Fenster". Technique: Oil and collage on canvas. Measurement: 200 x 162 cm. Notation: Signed and titled verso upper left: MARKUS LÜPERTZ ‘WINDOW’. Additionally equipped with a directional arrow. Frame: Artist's frame (209 x 173 cm). The painting was created in connection with the execution of Markus Lüpertz’s breathtaking stained-glass windows in the Dominican Church of St. Andrew's in Cologne. These have been under construction as part of a major project since 2008. Provenance: - Kunsthandlung Osper, Cologne - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia - Engaging with Cubist principles of form, Markus Lüpertz presents the church window in a powerful, full-surface composition - Lüpertz regards his painting as a deliberate engagement with the traditional genres of painting - With his unmistakable visual language and radical reinterpretation of representational art, Lüpertz has had a lasting influence on German post-war art - A characteristic example of Lüpertz’s masterful handling of form and colour, as well as the dynamic interplay between painterly spontaneity and compositional control Estimated shipping costs for this lot: The lot is unsuitable for parcel shipping. Transport only by shipping company after consultation following the auction. additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Markus Lüpertz #Neo-Expressionism #Figurative Painting #Neue Wilde #Germany #Post-War Art #Painting #Shapes #Post War. In accordance with §26 UrhG (German Copyright Act), VAN HAM is obliged to pay a statutory resale royalty on the sale proceeds of all original works of fine art and photography whose authors have not been deceased for 70 years prior to the end of the calendar year of the sale. The buyer shall contribute 1.5% of the hammer price to this fee.