Otto Piene, Addis Ababa 5, Serigraph, 1972
Serigraph on cardboard
Germany, 1972
Otto Piene (1928-2014) – German artist and co-founder of artist group ZERO
Signed and dated ‘Piene 72’ and numbered ‘19/270’ in pencil
Plate 5 from the series ‘Addis Ababa’
Published in the Edition Merian, Krefeld
Catalogue raisonné: Rottloff 153
Image/sheet dimensions: 146 x 96.5 cm
In metal frame: 149 x 99 cm
Good condition
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 1,800 Euro

Condition:

The serigraph is in good condition showing only isolated minor abrasions. The frame shows slight signs of wear. The sheet sized image measures 146 x 96.5 cm, the frame 149 x 99 cm.



Otto Piene (1928-2014)

Otto Piene first studied painting and art education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and later in Düsseldorf and Cologne. From 1955 onwards his works were shown in group exhibitions – multiple times at the documenta in Kassel – and a few years later in solo exhibitions. In 1957, Piene founded the ZERO group together with Heinz Mack and started publishing the eponymous magazine. In his paintings he dealt with the concepts of light, movement and space, producing so-called smoke and fire paintings as a reference to the elementary energies of nature. Already in 1967, a first retrospective of Piene’s works took place in Dortmund. American and European awards followed. From 1972 onwards he has been a professor of Environmental Art at MIT. Otto Piene lived and worked in Düsseldorf and Massachusetts. His work can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA in New York. In 2014, Piene’s creative legacy was honored with an exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin whilst a major travelling exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Gropius-Bau in Berlin and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam presented a survey of Zero-Art.

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Otto Piene, Addis Abeba 5, Serigrafie, 1972
Serigrafie auf Karton
Deutschland, 1972
Otto Piene (1928-2014) – Deutscher Künstler und Mitbegründer der Künstlergruppe ZERO
Signiert und datiert „Piene 72“ und nummeriert „19/270“ in Bleistift
Blatt 5 aus der Folge „Addis Abeba“
Erschienen in der Edition Merian, Krefeld
Werkverzeichnis: Rottloff 153
Darstellungsmaße: 146 x 96,5 cm, blattgroß
In Metall-Wechselrahmen: 149 x 99 cm
Guter Zustand
Schätzpreis des Auctionata Experten: 1.800 Euro

Zustand:

Die Serigrafie ist insgesamt in gutem Zustand mit nur vereinzelten unwesentlichen Bereibungen. Der Rahmen zeigt leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Die blattgroße Darstellung misst 146 x 96,5 cm. Die Rahmenmaße betragen 149 x 99 cm.



Otto Piene (1928-2014)

Otto Piene studierte zunächst Malerei und Kunsterziehung an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste in München, später an der Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf und an der Universität Köln. Seine Arbeiten zeigt er ab 1955 in Gruppenausstellungen – mehrmals auf der documenta in Kassel – einige Jahre später auch in Einzelausstellungen. 1957 gründete Piene zusammen mit Heinz