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Auction archive: Lot number 124 124

Günther Förg (German, 1952-2013) Das Detail Vergrossern /A Portfolio of Seven Works Günther Förg (German, 1952-2013) Das Detail Vergrossern /A Portfolio of Seven Works

Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$1,599
Auction archive: Lot number 124 124

Günther Förg (German, 1952-2013) Das Detail Vergrossern /A Portfolio of Seven Works Günther Förg (German, 1952-2013) Das Detail Vergrossern /A Portfolio of Seven Works

Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$1,599
Beschreibung:

Günther Förg (German, 1952-2013) Das Detail Vergrossern /A Portfolio of Seven Works , 1985. Signed and dated "Förg..." in ink l.r., numbered "7/9" in ink l.l. Chromogenic prints, image sizes to 18 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (47.5 x 32.4 cm), each matted and framed. Condition: One examined out of frame, possible color shifting. Provenance: Estate of Richard E. Anderson, New York/Redding, Connecticut. N.B. The German painter, graphic designer, and sculptor Günther Förg began making photographs in the mid-1980s. He is best known for large format images of famous architectural sites such as the Casa Malaparte on the Isle of Capri, the Wittgenstein House in Vienna, and Bauhaus buildings in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Förg presents modern architecture in an unembellished way, using unusual perspectives, asymmetrical compositions, and a grainy focus. The works in this portfolio include five architectural views and two portraits.

Auction archive: Lot number 124 124
Auction:
Datum:
26 Jan 2018
Auction house:
Bonhams | Skinner
Park Plaza 63
Boston, MA 02116
United States
+1 (0)617 3505400
+1 (0)617 3505429
Beschreibung:

Günther Förg (German, 1952-2013) Das Detail Vergrossern /A Portfolio of Seven Works , 1985. Signed and dated "Förg..." in ink l.r., numbered "7/9" in ink l.l. Chromogenic prints, image sizes to 18 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (47.5 x 32.4 cm), each matted and framed. Condition: One examined out of frame, possible color shifting. Provenance: Estate of Richard E. Anderson, New York/Redding, Connecticut. N.B. The German painter, graphic designer, and sculptor Günther Förg began making photographs in the mid-1980s. He is best known for large format images of famous architectural sites such as the Casa Malaparte on the Isle of Capri, the Wittgenstein House in Vienna, and Bauhaus buildings in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Förg presents modern architecture in an unembellished way, using unusual perspectives, asymmetrical compositions, and a grainy focus. The works in this portfolio include five architectural views and two portraits.

Auction archive: Lot number 124 124
Auction:
Datum:
26 Jan 2018
Auction house:
Bonhams | Skinner
Park Plaza 63
Boston, MA 02116
United States
+1 (0)617 3505400
+1 (0)617 3505429
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