Otto Piene (1928-2014)
Property from the Collection of Nan Rosenthal and Henry B Cortesi
Otto Piene (1928-2014)

Untitled

Details
Otto Piene (1928-2014)
Untitled
signed and dated 'Piene 66' (lower right)
oil and soot on printed paperboard
27 x 37 1/2 in. (68.6 x 95.3 cm.)
(3)Executed in 1966.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

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Lot Essay

‘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).

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