SCHULTZE, BERNARD
1915 Schneidemühl–2005 Cologne

Title: "Jean-Paul's Postille".
Date: 1991/94.
Technique: Oil on canvas.
Measurement: 261 x 200 cm.
Notation: Signed and dated lower right: Bernard Schultze 91. As well as verso signed, dated and titled on the lower right: Bernard Schultze 1991 "Jean-Paul's Postille".


According to the artist’s handwritten catalogue raisonné, the work was originally intended to be the right-hand panel of a triptych. The panels subsequently became independent works of art; the panel in question is incorrectly listed in the catalogue raisonné as having been destroyed.



The work will be included under number 91/94/2a in the catalogue raisonné currently in preparation. We are grateful to Dr. Herrmann for her kind support.



Condition:
Slight rubbings in places along the edges and corners of the image. A linear, greyish abrasion in the centre of the image (approx. 7 cm). Minimal superficial staining. Otherwise the work is in very good condition. The work was examined under UV light and showed no abnormalities.


Provenance:
- - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia


Exhibition:
- Museum Ludwig, Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle, Cologne 1994/95

- Galleria Communale di Arte Moderna, Bologna 1995

- Szöpmüveszeti Muzeum, Budapest 1995

- Kunsthalle Centrum 't Elzenveld, Antwerp 1995/96


Literature:
- cf. Diederich, Stephan/Herrmann, Barbara (eds.): Verzeichnis

der Werke, Vol. III, 1990 to 2015, Cologne 2015, cat. rais. no. 91/94/1 and 91/94/2

- Exhib. cat.: Bernard Schultze, Cologne, Bologna, Budapest, Antwerp 1994/96, fig. panel 53 (right section).



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