Live Auction 2849Post-War and Contemporary Afternoon Session
Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997)
Lot 490

Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997)

Potrait of Dean Martin

Closed14 May 2014

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USD 87,500

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Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997)
Potrait of Dean Martin
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'MK 94' (lower right)
acrylic on canvas
23 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (60 x 50 cm.)
Painted in 1994.

Private collection, Germany
Galerie Hauser & Wirth, Zürich
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Specialist note

My head keeps spinning
I go to sleep and keep grinning
If this is just the brginning
My life is gonna be beautiful
-Dean Martin, Ain't That Kick In The Head, 1960