503 - KNOEBEL, IMI

KNOEBEL, IMI 1940 Dessau Title: Untitled. Subtitle: 5-part. Date: 1977. Technique: Red lead on paper. Mounting: Mounted on beaverboard. Dimensions: Each 67 x 67 cm. Notation: Signed, inscribed, and dated on the lower reverse: imi knoebel E 77. Numbered in the correct order on the rear frame of each panel: V1–V5. Frame: Artist’s frame. Imi Knoebel created a total of 10 of these red lead works. These unique works were compiled into two 5-part series. Provenance: - Galerie Heiner Friedrich, Munich - Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia - An early example from the “Mennigebilder” series, which Knoebel began in 1975 and continues to this day - The use of minium, a pigment commonly used in industry, demonstrates Knoebel’s delight in experimenting with unusual materials - From the year in which Knoebel exhibited at documenta in Kassel for the second time Estimated shipping costs for this lot: This lot is not suitable for parcel shipping. Transport must be arranged through a shipping company following consultation after the auction. Additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: max. 41.65 euros over a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: 1.8 per thousand Shipping to the U.S. by individual arrangement after the auction. #Imi Knoebel #Minimalism #Photographs #Germany #Post-War Art #1970s #Post War. In accordance with §26 UrhG (German Copyright Act), VAN HAM is obligated 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 toward this fee.