Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Part I: Paintings, Works on Paper and Sculptures
Monday, 28 November 2022, 07:00 pm

Maria Lassnig, Désespoir et brume

Lot 69

Maria Lassnig, 1919-2014 (AT)

Désespoir et brume, 1997

Pencil on paper.
H 500 mm W 700 mm.

Signed, dated and titled lower right: M. Lassnig, 15.I.97, Désespoir et brume. Verso inscribed: 1154.

CHF4'000 / 6'000
EUR4'000 / 6'000
USD4'000 / 6'000

Hammer Price: CHF 17'000

Provenance:
Swiss Private Property, acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.

Exhibitions:
Berlin, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, 31 May - 20 July 1997;
Berlin, DAAD-Galerie, 31 May - 20 July 1997;
Bern, Kunsthalle Bern, 12 September - 23 November 1997.

Literature:
Exhibition catalogue. Maria Lassnig. Neue Bilder und Zeichnungen. Neuer Berliner Kunstverein/Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD/Kunsthalle Bern. Berlin/Bern 1997, full-page illustration on page 89;
Exhibition catalogue. Extended 2nd volume of the catalogue. Maria Lassnig. Be-Ziehungen und Malflüsse. Neuer Berliner Kunstverein/Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD/Kunsthalle Bern. Berlin/Bern 1997, illustration on page 107.