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Lot 141 Property from the Collection of Nan Rosenthal and Henry B Cortesi
Otto Piene (1928-2014)
Untitled
Closed11 May 2016
Price Realised
USD 60,000
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Specialist note
‘Our interest in fugitive phenomena and effects on the environment makes fire an appealing medium. It shines, warms, reacts strongly to other elements, and retain power even when confronted with massive technology. To master fire is an old challenge to man’
(O. Piene, More Sky, exh. cat., Neue Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, and Verlag der Buchandlung Walther Konig, Cologne, 2014, p.78).
(O. Piene, More Sky, exh. cat., Neue Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, and Verlag der Buchandlung Walther Konig, Cologne, 2014, p.78).