563 - GONSCHIOR, KUNO

GONSCHIOR, KUNO 1935 Wanne-Eickel–2010 Bochum Title: "Yellow". Date: 1997. Technique: Oil and acrylic on canvas. Dimensions: 175 x 145 cm. Inscription: Signed, titled, and dated on the reverse, upper right: KUNO GONSCHIOR GELB 1997. Includes additional work details. Provenance: - Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia - Gonschior is a leading figure in New Concrete Art and participated in documenta 6 - The work is characterized by an intense exploration of color, perception, and the material presence of the paint application - Densely arranged patches of color transform the seemingly monochrome surface into a vibrant color space Color is the central theme in Kuno Gonschior’s work. From 1957 to 1961, he studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy under Karl Otto Götz. While Götz’s informal painting initially provided important inspiration, Gonschior soon broke away from gestural abstraction and developed an independent, systematic exploration of color and perception. Since the early 1960s, he has been arranging small patches and dots of color in series, side by side and on top of one another. Luminous and complementary hues create shimmering structures and seemingly three-dimensional color fields that unfold only in the viewer’s eye. Since the 1970s, Gonschior has expanded his explorations into large-scale installations, thereby transcending the boundaries of classical panel painting. In 1977, he participated in documenta 6; from 1982 to 2000, he served as a professor of free painting at the Berlin University of the Arts. “Yellow” (1997) consistently continues Gonschior’s decades-long exploration of color and perception. Nearly the entire canvas is filled with a luminous yellow. The surface is composed of countless individual patches of paint applied in an impasto style. Like tiny scales, they lie closely side by side, forming a dynamic, three-dimensional surface texture. Only at the edges does the canvas remain visible in places; here, isolated splashes of violet and blue also emerge, accentuating the dominant yellow and enhancing its luminosity. Despite the serial composition, no two color marks are exactly alike; minimal variations in shape, size, and application enliven the surface. The result is not a monochromatic painting in the strict sense, but a vibrant color space that changes depending on the viewer’s distance and the duration of observation. “Yellow” exemplifies how Gonschior liberates color from any representational function and makes it the very subject of the painting itself. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: This lot is not suitable for parcel shipping. Transport is available only through a shipping company after consultation following 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. #Kuno Gonschior #Informel #OP Art #Concrete Art #Germany #Post-War Art #Painting #Color #1990s #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.