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Ugo Rondinone — No. 139 ACHTZEHNTERJUNINEUNZEHNHUNDERTNEUNUNDNEUNZIG (18. June, 1999)
Ugo Rondinone

No. 139 ACHTZEHNTERJUNINEUNZEHNHUNDERTNEUNUNDNEUNZIG (18. June, 1999)

A large-scale canvas painted entirely in muted, overcast shades of gray, evoking the atmospheric quality of a cloudy, diffuse sky. Rondinone's monochromatic composition invites meditative contemplation, its seamless gradations of tone suggesting both stillness and an emotional weight tied to the specific date encoded in the work's title. The painting belongs to the artist's ongoing diary-based series, in which each work is titled with the precise date of its creation, transforming the act of painting into a quiet, personal record of time's passage.

Medium
acrylic on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 12, 2013

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Ugo Rondinone, No. 139 ACHTZEHNTERJUNINEUNZEHNHUNDERTNEUNUNDNEUNZIG (18. June, 1999)

A large-scale canvas painted entirely in muted, overcast shades of gray, evoking the atmospheric quality of a cloudy, diffuse sky. Rondinone's monochromatic composition invites meditative contemplation, its seamless gradations of tone suggesting both stillness and an emotional weight tied to the specific date encoded in the work's title. The painting belongs to the artist's ongoing diary-based series, in which each work is titled with the precise date of its creation, transforming the act of painting into a quiet, personal record of time's passage.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Geometric, Bold, Acrylic On Canvas, Vibrant, Swiss, Date-Based, Modern, Colorful, Abstract, Contemporary

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Lisa Rembrandt, Nicholas Blum, Paul McNally