Gotthard Graubner

Gotthard Graubner 1930 - 2013 respiro. 1999/2000. Acrylic and oil on canvas, over synthetic wadding on canvas. Signed, dated, and with a direction arrow on the reverse. 202 x 202 x 20 cm (79.5 x 79.5 x 7.8 in). [JS]. • RARE Monumental “Color Space Bodies” in this delicate rose-violet hue are extremely rare on the auction market. • ICONIC Graubner’s “Color Space Bodies” break the boundaries of classical painting and extend Rothko’s sensual color experiences into the third dimension. • PROGRAMMATIC “respiro” (Italian: breath) – programmatic: “My paintings are not objects, but spaces in which color breathes” (Gotthard Graubner, 2010). • MUSEUM QUALITY “Color Space Bodies” are part of international collections, including the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, the Louisiana Museum in Humlebæk, Denmark, and the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge. • EXHIBITION “Color Space Bodies” have been exhibited at, among others, documenta 6 (1977), the Venice Biennale (1982), the Kunsthalle Malmö (1983), and the MKM, Duisburg (2019/20). Accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity issued by Kitty Kemr, Gotthard Graubner Estate, Neuss, dated May 7, 2018. The work will be included into the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the paintings. PROVENANCE: Schönewald Fine Arts, Düsseldorf. Private collection, Berlin (acquired from the above in 2019). “The surfaces reveal open, often cloudy, dynamic, boundless structures; they are not solidified and ensure a constant exchange between the interior and exterior, much like regular breathing. Through color, the paintings unfold into a tangible sensory experience.” Julia Mattern, “Wandlungen / Transformations,” in: Gotthard Graubner, Mit den Bildern atmen / Breathing with the Paintings, Cologne 2018, p. 22 Called up: December 4, 2026 - ca. 18.12 h +/- 20 min.

Estimate:$390,200.65

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