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Contemporary Art Kneffel, Karin
Grapes.
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328
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Contemporary Art Kneffel, Karin
Grapes.
See original version (German)
Estimate €2,200 - €2,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Contemporary Art
Kneffel, Karin
Grapes. 2005. Colour etching on heavy-weight vellum. 59.5 x 59 cm (77.8 x 76.2 cm). Signed, dated and numbered. - Slight, barely visible scuffing at the top left edge; a tiny, faint stain on the reverse in the top right-hand corner; a superficial scratch mark in the bottom right-hand corner, showing very slightly through to the front; overall in very good condition and exceptionally beautiful. A magnificent, wonderfully nuanced print with luminous colours, featuring a wide margin and the artist’s mark on two sides.
One of 90 copies. – Published by manus presse, Ostfildern, bearing their blind stamp. - Since the mid-1990s, Karin Kneffel has been exploring the traditional genre of fruit still-life. She portrays her fruit, particularly grapes, in a rich variety of forms, in extreme close-up and with hyper-realistic perfection. Her works captivate the viewer with both their rich colours and a perfected illusionism born of the highest level of technical mastery. At first glance, the compositions suggest a sense of familiarity; on closer inspection, however, it becomes apparent that the natural appears artificial. The restriction of the depiction to an extreme close-up and the supernaturally large scale of the motif result in a subtle reinterpretation of the subject, rendered with impressive photorealistic precision. The clusters of light-coloured grapes are opaquely luminous and are staged to fill the entire frame. At the same time, they suggest not only extraordinary abundance but also a supernaturally detached closeness.
Colour etching on strong wove paper. Signed, dated and numbered. - Isolated, barely visible bump on the upper left margin; on the reverse, a tiny, faint stain in the upper right corner area and a superficial scratch mark in the lower right corner, barely visible on the front; all in all, very good and impeccably fine. A splendid, wonderfully nuanced and colour-transparent print with wide margins and deckle edges on two sides. - One of 90 copies. - Published by manus presse, Ostfildern, with their blindstamp. - Since the mid-1990s, Karin Kneffel has been exploring the traditional genre of fruit still life. She portrays her fruit, particularly grapes, in a rich variety of forms, captured in extreme close-up and rendered with hyperrealistic perfection. Her works captivate viewers with both their vibrant colours and a perfected illusionism born of consummate technical mastery. At first glance, the compositions evoke a sense of familiarity; on closer inspection, however, it becomes apparent that the natural appears artificial. The restriction of the depiction to an extreme close-up and the supernaturally large scale of the motif result in a subtle reinterpretation of the subject, rendered with impressive photorealistic precision. The clusters of light-coloured grapes are opaquely luminous and are arranged to fill the frame. At the same time, they suggest not only an extraordinary abundance but also a supernaturally distant closeness.
*This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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