Acrylic on canvas. Signed in the lower right. 160 x 120 cm. . [AW].

• A high-contrast work in vibrant colors with a mythological and archaic interpretive layer.
• The logic and systematics of A. R. Penck’s sign language are unique in postwar German art.
• The artist participated in documenta 5, 6, and 7 in 1972, 1977, and 1982.
• The artist’s works are in renowned museums worldwide, including the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The work is listed in the archive of Galerie Michael Werner, Berlin.
LITERATURE: Dorotheum, Vienna, November 24, 2016, lot 1042 (illustrated in color on p. 173).

A.R. Penck, Galleria San Carlo, Milan, March 2006, p. 18 (illustrated in color and on the cover)

Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin. Galleria San Carlo, Milan. Private collection, Europe. Private collection, Austria (acquired from the above in 2016)

In good condition, with vibrant colors. Slight rubbing in places, more pronounced along the edges of the image. A few traces of rubbing in the upper quarter of the image, with minimal color loss. Slight soiling along the lower edge of the image. A tiny brown spot at the bottom right edge of the image. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source, and to the best of our knowledge and belief.