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42 - Werner Ruhnau (1922–2015) Sponge - Homage to Yves Klein 1962…
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Estimate €800 - €1,200
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Werner Ruhnau (1922–2015) Sponge - Homage to Yves Klein 1962 Mixed media (sponge, ultramarine blue, metal wire, stone base) H. 22 cm W. 13 cm D. 14 cm Provenance: > Kunst und Design Auktionshaus Schops Turowski, Krefeld, Germany - 7 May 2022, Lot 187 Bibliography: > On the collaboration between Werner Ruhnau and Yves Klein from 1957 to 1960: Heiner Stachelhaus (ed.): Yves Klein / Werner Ruhnau. Documentation of the collaboration in the years 1957–1960. Bongers, Recklinghausen, n.d. (1976) Condition report: Mounted on a resin and mirror plinth Werner Ruhnau studied from 1941 to 1950 at the Technical University of Danzig, the Technical University of Braunschweig and the Technical University of Karlsruhe; he completed his studies with an engineering degree. In collaboration with Max von Hausen and Ortwin Rave, he designed Münster City Theatre (opened on 4 February 1956) and won the competition for the Gelsenkirchen Musical Theatre. In 1956, Ruhnau set up his own practice in Gelsenkirchen and was commissioned to build the musical theatre there. Together with the artists Yves Klein, Paul Adams, Paul Dierkes, Norbert Kricke and Jean Tinguely, he created his most significant work with this large building – influenced by the Bauhaus, for which they put the idea of the ‘Bauhütte’ into practice.
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About the sale Contemporary Art • Street Art • Ceramics • Design
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Auction time 07/11/2026 at 10:30 AM
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