Category Archives: multiples



YAYOI KUSAMA, Pumpkins, 2002

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YAYOI KUSAMA, Pumpkins, 2002
15 parts
5 pieces of 10,5 x 9 x 8 cm / 4 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches, five pieces of 7 x 7 x 9 cm / 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches, 5 pieces of 9.5 x 9.5 x 7.5 cm / 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 inches, case: 15 x 58,6 x 36,4 cm / 5 7/8 x 23 1/8 x 14 3/8 inches
paint on ceramic, original mixed media jewel box
each signed, dated, numbered (verso)
edition 130
not available anymore

 

History of prices:
Sotheby’s, Hong Kong (lot 1473)   US$ 42.000,-    29 May, 2011

NEO RAUCH, Hirt, 2001

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NEO RAUCH, Hirt, 2001
30,6 x 27,4 x 12,1 cm
digital print, plexiglass, aluminum, light device, shoulder-bag
edition 100
signed, numbered
published by Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, Germany
not available

The first sketch of ‘Hirt’, a so-called mutant, was quickly out of sight when it was bought by a Swiss collector during a New York show. Later on, while making a second sketch of this mutant ‘Hirt’ Neo Rauch came up with the idea to create his Deerdog as a light object coming fully to life in the dark when switched on.


The light object itself.

History of prices:
Ketterer Kunst, Düsseldorf, Germany 25 October 2008 € 1.220,- (incl. premium)
Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin October 2001 € 330,-

DAN GRAHAM, paper shopping bag, 2001

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DAN GRAHAM, paper shopping bag, 2001
49 x 40,5 cm / 19 x 15 inches
paper bag, offset print
signed
edition 1000 of which 29 signed
mint
published by Art Metropole, Toronto, Canada
Ref. Art Metropole shop, Toronto, Canada
€ 540,- plus € 24,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.DGra 603-pr

 

This is a large white paper shopping bag with a text work from March 31, 1966.

Dan Graham signed 29 copies for Art Metropole, apparently he also signed a limited number for different institutions. Nevertheless it is remarkable that this 1960’s text has been authorized again by his hand written signature on this small edition. Conceptual art created space for gigantic encompassing ideas compressed into a little text. Here a characteristic example of Conceptual art zooms in from macro to micro.

History of prices:

Art Metropole, Toronto, Canada CD$ 500.- February 2022
Bernaerts Auctioneers, Antwerp, Belgium € 400,- 12 October 2017 (hammer price)
Art Metropole, Toronta, Canada CD$ 150.- August 2014
Fine Arts, New York, USA US$ 450.- May 2013
DR Books CD$ 150.- March 2005

 

Extra information about original work:

HERBERT ZANGS, untitled, 2001 [monotype]

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HERBERT ZANGS, untitled, 2001
32 x 24 cm (22 x 15,5)
monotype on envelope, acrylic paint, felt pen
series of ca 50 unique monotypes
inv.HZan 185
p.o.r.

Herbert Zangs made these series of monotypes for lenders and assistants of his exhibition. These were added to the first 50 copies of the accompanying signed catalogue published on behalf of his exhibition at the Kunstverein in Jena, Germany in 2001. A small part of the edition is signed with ‘ZANGS’ integrated in the image, the largest part of the edition has initials or just the letter ‘Z’ as shown here.

Some sources mention a series of no more than ca 20 monotypes.

GÜNTHER FÖRG, Texte zur Kunst, 2000 [multiple]

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GÜNTHER FÖRG, Texte zur Kunst, 2000
16,6 x 23 x 2,5 cm
acrylic paint on wood
edition 120 + 20 AP (here nr 107)
published by Edition Texte zur Kunst, Berlin, Germany
pristine
€ 1.350,- plus € 24,- registered mail – Margin scheme
Private collection
inv.GFörg-pr 342


History of prices:
Artax, Düsseldorf, Germany € 1.500,- June 2021
Swann Auction Galleries, New York, USA: estimate US$ 1,000-1,500 excl. sale taxes
Artnet Auctions: estimate US$ 2,500 – 3,000 June 2012