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Modern and Contemporary Art

Saturday, 11 July 2026 at 11:00 am

Lot 304 Katharina Grosse. Kopf- und Lesehilfe: Der …

Kopf- und Lesehilfe: Der Grosse Rückbau. 2001-2006. Airbrush-Lack auf Pressspanplatte. 39,8 x 32,1 x 11 cm. Verso nummeriert und mit Stempel der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Retrograde Strategien. - Dezenter Abrieb an den Rändern, eine Ecke mit einer kleinen Abplatzung. Insgesamt sehr gut. Die Farben leuchtend.

Zeitgenössische Kunst – Eines von 300 Exemplaren. - Entstanden in der Zusammenarbeit der von der Künstlerin mit der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Retrograde Strategien. - Ausgangspunkt der Werkreihe ist eine von Katharina Grosse 2001 im Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, geschaffene, beidseitig bemalte und besprühte Wand im Format von 12,5 × 14,5 m. Nach ihrem Rückbau durch die Arbeitsgemeinschaft Retrograde Strategien und Studierende der Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee wurde das Werkmaterial zu Multiples in Form von Kopf- und Lesehilfen transformiert.

Contemporary Art – Airbrush lacquer on chipboard panel. Verso numbered and stamped by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Retrograde Strategien. - Minor wear to the edges, one corner with a small chip. Overall very good. The colors bright and vibrant. - One of 300 examples. - Created through a collaboration between the artist and the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Retrograde Strategien. - The series originates from a large-scale work created by Katharina Grosse in 2001 at the Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart: a wall measuring 12.5 × 14.5 m, painted and spray-painted on both sides. Following its dismantling by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Retrograde Strategien in collaboration with students of the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee, the material was transformed into multiples in the form of headrests and reading aids.

Startprice: 2000 €
Estimate: 2500 €

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