
Jannis Kounellis
Created by the pioneering Arte Povera artist Jannis Kounellis, this multifaceted work combines an etching on BFK rag paper with a sheet of smoked glass, all housed within a galvanized iron case. The juxtaposition of industrial materials — raw metal and darkened glass — with the refined tradition of printmaking on fine rag paper reflects Kounellis's signature exploration of tension between the elemental and the cultivated. The encasing iron frame transforms the work into an object of both containment and confrontation, embodying the artist's enduring interest in weight, memory, and the poetic potential of everyday materials.
- Medium
- Etching, on BFK rag paper, the full sheet, and sheet of smoked glass, in galvanized iron case,
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
April 25, 2016
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