Lot Essay
'Simply that it goes, to bring things to a point of lightness. That's the most difficult place to get with painting. The work that went into it shouldn't show. Beauty always lies in between.' - Imi Knoebel
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Stand by Me
Details
Imi Knoebel (b. 1940)
Stand by Me
signed and dated 'imi 93' (on the reverse)
acrylic and aluminium on plywood
116 x 116 x 13.5cm.
Executed in 1993
Stand by Me
signed and dated 'imi 93' (on the reverse)
acrylic and aluminium on plywood
116 x 116 x 13.5cm.
Executed in 1993
Provenance
Achenbach Kunsthandel, Dusseldorf.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1995.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1995.
Literature
Imi Knoebel Works 1966-2014, exh. cat., Wolfsburg, Kunstmuseum, 2014-2015 (installation image, p. 133).
Exhibited
Lyon, Biennale d'Art Contemporain, Et tous ils changent le monde, 1993.
Special Notice
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