Art (1945-contemporary) > Figurative Painting (70s - contemporary) Claus Otto Paeffgen - Biography

Praktikantin Monica Lewinsky. 1998.
Acrylic on canvas.
Monogrammed and dated in the lower right. Typographically titled in the lower left. 84 x 52 cm (33 x 20.4 in). [AW].
• His work is characterized by humor and social commentary.
• Paeffgen overlays the reality of the photograph with the reality of exaggeration, creating an extraordinary effect.
• Claus Otto Paeffgen's works are in renowned museums, including the Museum Folkwang in Essen, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, and the Von der Heydt Museum in Wuppertal.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Maximilian Krips, Cologne.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 1998).
In family ownership ever since.
EXHIBITION: Bad-Bad. That is a good excuse, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, April 18–June 20, 1999, p. 41 (illustrated in color; with teh eexhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher).
In very good condition. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.
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