688 - PALERMO, BLINKY (PETER HEISTERKAMP)

PALERMO, BLINKY (PETER HEISTERKAMP) 1943 Leipzig–1977 Kurumba, Maldives Title: Flipper (Diptych). Date: 1970. Technique: Each: Color silkscreen on offset card. Image Size: 80 x 60 cm. Sheet Size: 85.5 x 65.5 cm. Notation: Each: Signed, dated, and numbered. Publisher: Edition Galerie Heiner Friedrich, Munich (publisher). Number: 14/90. The design for this sheet is based on the 1965 painting “Flipper.” The left panel of the diptych is the two-color version; the three-color right panel corresponds to the original design. After the proof, Palermo decided to produce a run of the two-color version as well; however, it was not until the exhibition of the edition, several weeks later, that the artist decided to release the two sheets only as a diptych. For this reason, a small number of individual sheets were initially sold; furthermore, some of the prints sustained damage to their delicate surfaces. Palermo sorted out and destroyed these copies around 1972. It is believed that only between 50 and 60 diptychs have survived. Provenance: - Private collection, northern Germany Bibliography: - Jahn, Fred (ed.): Palermo—The Complete Prints and Limited-Edition Works, 1966–1975, J.W. Fröhlich Collection, Munich 1983, cat. no. 8, ill. - An iconic work by the artist, who died young - The austerity of geometric forms is combined with playful lightness - A milestone in German minimalism - A sought-after collector’s item Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Domestic: 63.03 euros plus 11.98 euros VAT EU: 75.63 euros plus 14.37 euros VAT Third country: 121.85 euros plus 23.15 euros VAT 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 USA: by individual arrangement after the auction. #Blinky (Peter Heisterkamp) Palermo #Constructivism #Color Field Painting #Minimalism #Germany #Post-War Art #1970s #Prints. 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.