671 - WALTHER, FRANZ ERHARD

WALTHER, FRANZ ERHARD 1939 Fulda Title: Plastic – 5 Levels. Date: 1967–1982. Technique: Green cotton fabric with four wooden boards sewn into it, as well as pockets with ribbons and flaps on the outside, sewn together to form a square. Comes with an original white fabric bag. Dimensions: Approx. 109 x 109 x 19 cm. This work is item no. 33 from the 58-piece “Ersten Werksatz,” which the artist created in the 1960s. There are eight complete sets of works, while the works from five additional sets were sold individually. This work is from an edition of five. The exact edition number is unknown. Bibliography: - Adriani, Götz: Franz Erhard Walther—Works 1955–1963. Materials on the First Set of Works 1963–1969, Cologne 1972, no. 33, ill. without page numbers (titled here: Sculpture—5 Steps) - Lange, Sabine: The First Set of Works 1963–1969 by Franz Erhard Walther, Frankfurt am Main 1991, no. 33, ill. p. 50 (titled here: Sculpture—Steps) - Weibel, Peter (ed.): Franz Erhard Walther – Using Objects, Cologne 2014, no. 33, p. 248ff with ill. (titled here: Object for Understanding Brutality) - Hoban, Stephen/Kivland, Kelly/Raymond, Yasmil (eds.): Franz Erhard Walther – First Work Set, London 2016, no. 33, ill. p. 208 (titled here: Sculpture – 5 Steps) Estimated shipping costs for this lot: This lot is not suitable for parcel shipping. Transport is available only 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 For a total invoice amount exceeding 25,000 Euros: 1.8 per thousand Shipping to the U.S. by individual arrangement after the auction. #Franz Erhard Walther #Conceptual Art #Germany #Post-War Art #Sculptures. 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.