JONATHAN MONK, My Height in Blue Ballpoint Pen, 2003

JONATHAN MONK, My Height in Blue Ballpoint Pen, 2003
10 x 15 cm
yellow marker, postcard
series of unique cards, edition 200, signed, dated
published by Lisson Gallery, London, England

Jonathan Monk’s both ‘My Height in Blue Ballpoint Pen’ (2003) melds the portable character of a postcard with the practice of marking one’s changing height on an unmovable wall. The postcard should be installed on any wall with the line six feet above the floor.

 

History of prices:
Lisson Gallery, London, England, price in year of issue GBP 35.-

FRANZ ERHARD WALTHER, Works 1958 – 1970, 2003

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FRANZ ERHARD WALTHER, Works 1958 – 1970, 2003
17 x 24 x 5 cm
5 clothes, 20 reproductions, 9 artist’s texts in box; comes with original wrapping with sticker
edition 100
signed, numbered
published by Gallery 360°, Tokyo, Japan
pristine
€ 980,- plus € 24,- Track & Trace registered mail
inv.FEWal 502
 

The edition “Works 1958 – 1970” is based on early performance works of Franz Erhard Walther.

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inv.FEWal 502

GARY HUME, Love Letter in Your Pyjamas, 2002 [paper shopping bag]

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GARY HUME, Love Letter in Your Pyjamas, 2002
40 x 30 x 12 cm
offset print, paper shopping bag
signed in print, machine numbered
limited edition 4810, here nr 203/4810
produced by Mont Blanc, Paris, France
pristine condition
€ 265,- + costs of registered mail

In 2005 Mont Blanc Ltd produced shopping bags of high quality paper made by various well-known artists. See Mont Blanc paper bag editions at TAIL.

Mont Blanc paper shopping bags, 2002 [Jean-Marc Bustamante, Anne and Patrick Poirier, David Lachapelle, Gary Hume, Sylvie Fleury and Sam Taylor-Wood]

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Mont Blanc paper shopping bags, 2002
each 25 x 18 x 7,5 cm
signed in print, machine numbered
splendid, mint condition
limited edition of 4810
splendid condition; unused
very rare as set of 6
€ 1.450,- plus € 32,- Track & Trace registered mail

Shoppings bags by Jean-Marc Bustamante: Untitled, 2002
Anne and Patrick Poirier: ‘Demail le soleil rouge se levera aussi sur le mont blanc’, 2002
David Lachapelle: ‘All American’, 2002
Gary Hume: ‘Love letter in your pyjamas’, 2002
Sylvie Fleury: ‘Kustom Bag Kommando’, 2002
and Sam Taylor-Wood: ‘Kyoto girl’, 2002

History of price:
eBay/KleineAnzeigen-XaverWeldner, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany December 2022 € 300,- (id est 3 used bags)

YAYOI KUSAMA, Pumpkins, 2002

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

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

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
€ 740,- 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. 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

 

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