Franz Gertsch Lot n° 49

GERTSCH, FRANZ 1930 Mörigen, Switzerland - 2022 Riggisberg, Switzerland Title: Irène VIII. Date: 1981. Technique: Gouache on card. Measurement: 49,5 x 70cm. Notation: Dated and signed verso top: Nov. 81 Franz Gertsch. Frame/Pedestal: Framed. Provenance: - M. Knoedler, Zurich (label) - Collection of Louis K. and Susan P. Meisel, New York - Bernaducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York (label) - Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York (label) - Private collection New York Exhibitions: - Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York 1981/82 - Moos Gallery, Toronto 1984 - Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York 1987/93/96/00/07 - Kunsthalle Tübingen, 2012/13 - Saarland Museum, Saarbrücken 2013 - Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 2014 - Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao 2014/15 - Musee d'Ixelles, Brussels 2016 - Osthaus Museum, Hagen 2016/17 - Kunsthal Rotterdam, 2017 - Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY/USA, 2017/18 - Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI/USA, 2018 - Herbert Johnson Museum at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY/USA, 2019 Literature: - Louis K. Meisel: Photorealism Since 1980, New York 1993, cat. no. 663, p. 221, ill. - Letze, Otto (ed.): 50 Years of Hyperrealistic Painting. Ostfildern 2012, p. 83, ill. - Letze, Otto (ed.): Hyper Realisme 50 Jaar Schilderkunst, Zwolle 2017, pp. 72/73, ill. - From the artist's important, hyperrealist phase of work, with which he achieved his international breakthrough in the 1970s - Impressive exhibition history - His early works provide an insight into the young counter- and subculture of the time - Works from the portrait series of the early 1980s are among the artist's most sought-after works on the art market - Highly evocative portrayal of Lady Shiva, who achieved widespread fame as a Swiss icon and diva. Explanations to the Catalogue For this lot we will charge an extra allocation for import VAT, as the item has been imported from outside the EU (Conditions of Sale §V5.2). Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.