DIETER ROTH, Durchsägtes Farbphänomen, 1986
27,9 x 20,8 cm
book page, offset
signed, dated
condition: excellent, slightly smudged handwriting
€ 285,- plus € 18,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.DRoth 615-pr
In 1980-1990’s an Autographengruppe in Bonn started to collect signatures of people well-known in sports, literature and the arts. Not only postcards but also pages of books were cut out of art catalogues that were signed on the spot during openings or more often requested by the club members through mail. In the early beginning of this century the collector’s group decided to sell little by little a part of their collection on Internet through eArt.de and eBay.
CLAES OLDENBURG, n.d. [1970]
inner cover of catalogue
28,5 x 22 cm
offset, 300 grams paper
signed
condition: splendid, gently aged
€ 280,- plus € 18,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.COld 230-pr
In 1980-’90’s an Autographengruppe in Bonn started to collect signatures of known people in sport, art and literature. In the early beginning of this century the collector’s group decided to sell little by little a part of their collection through Internet. Not only postcards but also pages of books were cut out after the members got hold on a signed publication. For that they visited openings at museums and galleries. In this way, the inner cover of a catalogue of Claes Oldenburg was added to the collection of signatures. This cut-off back cover is part of a catalogue that Städtische Kunsthalle in Düsseldorf published in 1970. It shows a part of a hand saw that runs further at the back on the outside.
JOSEPH BEUYS, Zeichen aus dem Braunraum III, 1984
10,5 x 14,7 cm
post card, screen print signed
condition: excellent, elegantly aged
published by Edition Stack, Heidelberg, Germany
€ 200,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.JBeu 219-pr
History of prices:
Catawiki, Germany, March 2022 € 200,- (hammer price)
Van Ham Auktionen, Cologne, Germany, 27 May 2021 € 774,-
(2 post cards, hammer price)
Mühlheim an der Ruhr, Germany, 30 June 2018 € 250,- (hammer price)
LOUWRIEN WIJERS, persbericht, 2011
29,7 x 21 cm
2 digital prints
exhibition “Words to be framed”
published by Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
inv.LWij 000
JONATHAN MONK, Picture Post Card from Post Box Pictured, 2005
15 x 10,5 cm
post card
signed, stamp dated 12-01-2006
published by ICA / Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
inv.JMon 605-606
MICHAEL ASHER, Série de 16 cartes postales de Michael Asher, 1991
each 15 x 10,5 cm
offset, stack of 16 post cards, vintage envelope
condition: verso slightly aged
published by Le Consortium, Dijon, France
€ 440,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.MAsh 000
Michael Asher is known for the so-called “Situational Aesthetics”, a movement in Conceptual art that is critical on what defines art and on the production of commodities. Marcel Duchamp pointed out to a paradigm in the arts by inserting an already made object within an art context. It exposed the legitimising function of an institution and its crucial role in defining of what should be considered as art.
3 cards out of this set of 16:
History of price:
Antiquarian Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, March 2023 € 400,-
Cornette de Saint-Cyr, Brussels, Belgium, 21 June 2022 € 650,-
DAAN VAN GOLDEN, untitled / Souvenir, 2017
3 parts
screen print on fabric: 10,5 x 12,9 cm / gold envelope: 11 x 15,6 cm
condition: splendid
condition outer envelope “Souvenir”: smudged, verso crumpled
private collection
inv.DvG 000-pr
This gold coloured envelope with screen print on vinyl cloth depicts a characteristic dark red Daisy pattern that Daan van Golden often uses in his paintings and photographs. There is no sign of origin.
A white outer envelope entitled “Souvenir” contains a screen print in a golden coloured smaller envelope. At the back side a ‘D’ in print refers to the first name of the artist. The envelope’s colour in gold alludes with the surname of Daan van Golden. It is known that instead of a name plate next to his door bell a plate painted in gold was mounted, referring to his surname.
The grey line frame on the white envelope shows that this item was a thank object presented to family and friends for their compassion, condolences and sympathy after Daan van Golden deceased in 2017. Both envelopes lack any form of origin of publication.
Outer envelope
12 x 18,1 cm
conditio: scuffing, stains, crumpled on left side
recto: text “Souvenir”, verso initial “D” – both in screen print
DOROTHY IANNONE, Put Out The Light, 2022
3 x 29 x 6 cm
cardboard XXL box, matches
edition 500
mint
published by We Do Not Work Alone, Paris, France
inv.IDor 000-000
“Put out the light” is the last edition Iannone Dorothy made before she died in december 2022 at the age of 89. Dorothy became well-known with what she called “ecstatic unity” that referred to erotic and sexual explorations featured in many of her works. In “An Icelandic Saga” she describes a trip made in the late sixties to Reykjavik in Iceland, with her then American husband James Upham. There she met and fell madly in love with Swiss Fluxus artist Dieter Roth.
LEE MCDONALD, Window – green, 2021 [test 2219]
29 x 10 x 10 cm
hand made cardboard box, tape, spray paint can, sticker, plastic bag for spraying
spray painted certificate, hand written instruction sheet
+ personal link to film of test 2219
series of 6 unique DIY works
published by Galerie van Gelder Editions, Amsterdam
€ 350,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.LMcD 000
This edition is a DIY multiple. The owner is supposed to spray a window glass of any size by following the given instructions. When travel costs are paid, on request the artist is willing to apply the layer of paint ad hoc. Through a personal Internet link each edition number has been tested by Lee McDonald, i.e. the cardboard box itself.
