Otto Piene
1928 - 2014
Feuerbild. 1963.
Fire Gouache .Gouache, pigment, fixative, and fire.
Signed and dated in the lower right. On firm, smooth Schöllershammer wove paper (with embossed stamp). 51 x 72.5 cm (20 x 28.5 in), size of sheet. [EH].

• Beginning in 1959, Piene increasingly evoked associations with celestial bodies and cosmic forms in his “fire paintings” through circular, individual volumes.
• Through his unique method of creation, Piene elevates nature to the status of co-author of his works.
• From the heyday of ZERO.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Bavaria (1994, Lempertz).

LITERATURE: Kunsthaus Lempert, Auction 703/704 Modern Art, June 3–4, 1994, lot 861 (with ill.).
Otto Piene, quoted from: Mack, Piene, Uecker, exhibition catalog, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover, 1965, pp. 107 and 110.

In good condition. The sheet is slightly browned overall, somewhat more so along the edges. There are a few minor handling marks. The fire gouache shows fine gradations with a vividly colored center.
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