Rolf Nesch
1893 - 1975
Hochbahnbrücke II. 1932.
Metal print.
Helliesen/Sørensen 460. Signed, titled and inscribed "Selbstdruck". From an edition of less than 13 copies. On firm wove paper. 59.5 x 44.9 cm (23.4 x 17.6 in). Sheet: 65 x 50
Sheet 14 (of 20) from the series "Hamburger Brücken" from 1932. [EH].
• Norway celebrates Rolf Nesch as one of the country's most important artists.
• The series “Hamburger Brücken” (Hamburg Bridges) is considered a key work within Nesch's technically innovative print oeuvre, as it was the first work in his newly developed metal printing technique.
• From the Gustav Schiefler Collection.
• Nesch participated in documenta 1, II, and III (1955, 1959, 1964) in Kassel.

PROVENANCE: Collection Gustav Schiefler, Hamburg (until 1935, since in possession of the family).

In good condition. With minimal mount staining. With isolated color traces originating from the making. [EH]
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