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Martin Kippenberger — Sechs
Martin Kippenberger

Sechs

A grid of six loosely rendered figures or forms emerges from Kippenberger's characteristically irreverent hand, rendered in colored pencil and ink on paper. The work reflects his spontaneous, anti-precious approach to drawing, where gestural marks and raw linework carry as much meaning as any polished composition. Humor, melancholy, and a defiant informality coexist on the page, as they so often do throughout his practice.

Medium
colored pencil, ink on paper

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Contemporary Art and Design Evening Sale

March 3, 2015

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Martin Kippenberger, Sechs

A grid of six loosely rendered figures or forms emerges from Kippenberger's characteristically irreverent hand, rendered in colored pencil and ink on paper. The work reflects his spontaneous, anti-precious approach to drawing, where gestural marks and raw linework carry as much meaning as any polished composition. Humor, melancholy, and a defiant informality coexist on the page, as they so often do throughout his practice.

Medium
colored pencil, ink on paper
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

German Artist, Raw Gestural Style, Raw Irreverent Mood, Abstract Figuration, Colored Pencil And Ink, Male Artist, Muted Tones, Postmodern Master, Late 20th Century, Works on Paper, Irreverent Mood, Abstract Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Gestural Drawing

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