A Stele 'African Journey'
Rainer Kriester (Plauen 1935 - Vendone, Italien 2002)
Lot-No. 443
Proceeds : 900 €
1998. Bronze, patinated. H. 43 cm. On the top of the plinth stamp sign. KRIESTER, foundry stamp GIESSEREI ZIMMER, on the bottom handwritten inscription WV 1080 98 and monogram RK e.a. (black). - Literature: Cat. rais.: Schmied 1080 - Provenance: Private collection Berlin - German painter and sculptor, studied at the Berlin Art Academy from 1961 and lived in Vendone, Liguria from 1982. His work focuses on abstracted heads, such as the 'Great White Head Sign' in the Chancellery in Berlin (1984-87), inn 1996/97 he created a series of 140 sculptures under the titles "Viaggio in Africa I" and "Viaggio in Africa II", in 1997/98 in New York the large bronze 'Segni solari'.
Rainer Kriester: A Stele 'African Journey'
Rainer Kriester (Plauen 1935 - Vendone, Italien 2002)
A Stele 'African Journey'
Lot-No. 443
Proceeds : 900 €
1998. Bronze, patinated. H. 43 cm. On the top of the plinth stamp sign. KRIESTER, foundry stamp GIESSEREI ZIMMER, on the bottom handwritten inscription WV 1080 98 and monogram RK e.a. (black). - Literature: Cat. rais.: Schmied 1080 - Provenance: Private collection Berlin - German painter and sculptor, studied at the Berlin Art Academy from 1961 and lived in Vendone, Liguria from 1982. His work focuses on abstracted heads, such as the 'Great White Head Sign' in the Chancellery in Berlin (1984-87), inn 1996/97 he created a series of 140 sculptures under the titles "Viaggio in Africa I" and "Viaggio in Africa II", in 1997/98 in New York the large bronze 'Segni solari'.
