Wie Weiss ist wissen die Weisen
Günther Uecker (Wendorf/Meckl. 1930)
Lot-No. 392
Proceeds : 7.600 €
Five embossings. 32 x 22,5 to 23 cm. Four prints autographed Uecker, these on the reverse num. 141/200, in two frames under glass, uninspected out of frame. With accompanying text by Eugen Gomringer, original cloth-bound portfolio. - Important German post war artist, well-known for using nails in his art. U. studied in Wismar, Berlin-Weißensee and Düsseldorf. 1961 he became a member of the group 'ZERO' and increasingly turned to kinetic light art. Also he designed several stage decorations and took part in Documenta III, IV and VII. U. was appointed professor at the Düsseldorf Academy until 1995. Mus.: Düsseldorf (Museum Kunstpalast), London (Courtauld Institute of Art), New York (Museum of Modern Art), Paris (Centre Pompidou) et al. Lit.: Brockhaus 'G. U. - Graphein' (2002), Ortheil 'G.U. - Wasser Veneziana. Aquarelle von G. U.' (2005) et. al.
Günther Uecker: Wie Weiss ist wissen die Weisen
Günther Uecker (Wendorf/Meckl. 1930)
Wie Weiss ist wissen die Weisen
Lot-No. 392
Proceeds : 7.600 €
Five embossings. 32 x 22,5 to 23 cm. Four prints autographed Uecker, these on the reverse num. 141/200, in two frames under glass, uninspected out of frame. With accompanying text by Eugen Gomringer, original cloth-bound portfolio. - Important German post war artist, well-known for using nails in his art. U. studied in Wismar, Berlin-Weißensee and Düsseldorf. 1961 he became a member of the group 'ZERO' and increasingly turned to kinetic light art. Also he designed several stage decorations and took part in Documenta III, IV and VII. U. was appointed professor at the Düsseldorf Academy until 1995. Mus.: Düsseldorf (Museum Kunstpalast), London (Courtauld Institute of Art), New York (Museum of Modern Art), Paris (Centre Pompidou) et al. Lit.: Brockhaus 'G. U. - Graphein' (2002), Ortheil 'G.U. - Wasser Veneziana. Aquarelle von G. U.' (2005) et. al.
