Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin
1262
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Modern and Contemporary Art ZERO
Uecker, Günther
Splitter fü…
See original version (German)
1262
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Modern and Contemporary Art ZERO
Uecker, Günther
Splitter fü…
See original version (German)
Estimate €350 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
Modern and Contemporary Art
ZERO
Uecker, Günther
Splitter für Polen. 1982. Offset lithograph on Arches Velin (signed). 56 x 29.5 cm (77 x 57.5 cm). Signed, dated, titled, numbered and otherwise marked. – Edges browned, with light marks in the lower section, faint colour bleed on the reverse, paper minimally browned. Overall in good condition. An excellent, high-contrast print with a full margin, featuring a deckle edge on two sides.
One of 20 copies outside the numbered edition. – Created in the context of a solidarity exhibition at the Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf against martial law in the People’s Republic of Poland and in support of the Solidarnosc trade union; the proceeds went to Polish artists. Uecker transposes his fundamental sculptural motif of the nailed wedge into the medium of printmaking, transforming the sheet into a political statement.
Offset lithograph on Arches (with watermark). Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. Mounted in spots in the upper margin on backing. - Very slight browning in the margins. Clean condition. Splendid, high-contrast print with full margins. - One of 20 copies outside the numbered edition. - Created as part of a solidarity exhibition at the Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf against martial law in the People’s Republic of Poland and in support of the Solidarnosc trade union; the proceeds went to Polish artists. Uecker transposes his signature sculptural motif of the nailed wedge into the medium of printmaking, transforming the print into a political statement.
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