a drawing of a red and orange painting on a white background
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642 - Modern and Contemporary Art German Post-War Modernism Hennin…
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Estimate €350 - €500
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Modern and Contemporary Art German Post-War Modernism Henning, Gerda Untitled (Composition in Yellow, Orange and Dark Red). 1980s. Pastel on art paper. 70 x 50 cm. Stamped on the reverse by the estate. - Paper with slight colour stains and minimal scuffing at the edges, with traces of former mounting showing through from the reverse to the front. Overall in very good condition. The colours are vibrant. A vibrantly coloured composition rendered in bold strokes, in which the artist creates a dense pictorial space. Gerda Henning studied in the early 1940s at the Hochschule für Kunsterziehung in Berlin under Willy Jaeckel, Bernhard Dörries and Otto Freytag, and later at the Stuttgart Academy of Fine Art under Willi Baumeister. From the 1960s onwards, she turned to abstraction. Pastel on card. With estate stamp on the reverse. – Paper with slight colour stains and minimal scuffing at the edges; traces of previous mounting on both the reverse and the front. Overall in very good condition. The colours are vibrant. – A vibrantly coloured composition rendered in bold strokes, in which the artist creates a dense pictorial space. In the early 1940s, Gerda Henning studied at the Hochschule für Kunsterziehung in Berlin under Willy Jaeckel, Bernhard Dörries and Otto Freytag, and later at the Kunstakademie Stuttgart under Willi Baumeister. From the 1960s onwards, she turned to abstraction. *This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is charged 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 work is subject to the standard margin scheme. 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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Auction time 07/11/2026 at 11:00 AM
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