Fritz Koenig

Fritz Koenig 1924 - 2017 Raum für Zwei. 1980. Iron, mounted. The artist's monogram is engraved on the lower right side. One of only 2 copies. 32.5 x 40 x 31.8 cm (12.7 x 15.7 x 12.5 in). Base: 100 x 40 x 31,8 cm (39,3 x 15,7 x 12,5 in). [KA]. • Fragility, Form, Existence: Koenig explores the inner movements of the human being through his distinctive geometric-abstract visual language. • The only other copy of this work is in the Sculpture Museum of the Fritz and Maria Koenig Foundation in Landshut. • Extremely rare: offered on the international auction market for the first time (source: artprice.com). • In 2018, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence dedicated a spectacular retrospective to the German sculptor. • Similar works are held in major collections, including the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, and the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin. We are grateful to the KOENIGmuseum, Landshut, for their kind assistance. PROVENANCE: Private collection (purchased directly from the artist in 2010). LITERATURE: Dietrich Clarenbach, Fritz Koenig. Skulpturen. Catalogue Raisonné, Munich 2003, CR no. 707 (with color illustration on p. 189). - - Peter-Klaus Schuster, Fritz Koenig. Skulptur und Zeichnung, exhibition catalog, Neue Pinakothek, Munich; Academy of Arts, Berlin 1988/89, cat. no. 39 (with b&w illustration on p. 6 and color illustration on p. 127). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 17.22 h +/- 20 min.

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