585 - Portfolio Collections and Illustrated Books

Portfolio Collections and Illustrated Books Kinderstern Portfolio containing 22 prints by various artists on sturdy vellum (some by Arches), some featuring collage, each in a cardboard sleeve, as well as 2 double-sheets with title, colophon, table of contents, and introductory text. In an original linen slipcase with a typographic title. Published by Michael Domberger through Edition Domberger, Filderstadt, 1989, each bearing the dry stamp. Prints measure approx. 76 x 58 cm and approx. 58 x 76 cm (sheet size). One of 100 numbered copies; 2 sheets from a total print run of 130 and 155, respectively. Each signed on the lower margin; some are dated. Included are: Elvira Bach, Werner Berges (Kinderstern), Max Bill, Erik Bulatov, Christo (Wrapped Horse, Project for Neo-Dada, Wrapped), Piero Dorazio, Richard Estes, Carlos Alberto Garcia, Gotthard Graubner, Keith Haring, Jörg Immendorff, Imi Knoebel, Jean Le Gac, Sol LeWitt, Georgy Litichevsky, Heinz Mack (Kinderstern), Sigmar Polke (Samson and Delilah), Dmitri Prigov, Pierre Soulages (Sérigraphie No. 21), Günther Uecker, Tomi Ungerer, Raymond E. Waydelich. Berges G 1989.1 (Berges); Schellmann 141 (Christo); Littmann pp. 116/117 (Haring); Geuer 1989.3 (Immendorff); Online Catalog 1989.08 (LeWitt); Mack 156 (Mack); Becker/Von der Osten 84 (Polke); Encrevé/Miessner 114 (Soulages). • Extremely rare as a complete portfolio • Includes the sought-after print “Concentric Man” by Keith Haring • An important historical document of 1980s art The “Kinderstern” portfolio serves as a concise compendium of the most important artistic movements of the late 1980s, making it a significant historical document. The portfolio’s composition is characterized by a global, transatlantic dialogue: In a limited edition of just 100 numbered and signed copies, radically different aesthetic concepts clash, realized in 1989 by the long-established Domberger screen-printing workshop as serigraphs and photoprints of the highest technical quality. Pop and street art are represented by Keith Haring’s globally sought-after graphic work “Concentric Man,” which brings the dynamic, unmistakable spirit of New York’s subculture to the edition. The contributions by Heinz Mack and Günther Uecker represent the explorations of light and structure by the German postwar avant-garde through Zero and Kinetic Art. Conceptual art and Minimal Art are represented by Sol LeWitt and Imi Knoebel, while the Neue Wilde and their Neo-Expressionism are represented by Elvira Bach and Jörg Immendorff. In addition to major figures from Western Europe and the United States such as Christo, Richard Estes, and Pierre Soulages, the portfolio also offers a glimpse into the era of political upheaval in Eastern Europe through artists such as Erik Bulatov and Georgy Litichevsky. Initiated by Michael Domberger and closely linked to the artist Imi Knoebel —who designed the iconic, irregularly shaped red children’s star as a symbol of children’s rights—the portfolio brings together 22 original prints by internationally pioneering figures in 1980s contemporary art. Provenance: Galerie & Edition Domberger, Filderstadt; Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia, acquired from the aforementioned gallery. Taxation: subject to margin scheme (VAT: Margin Scheme).