Palermo - Evening & Day Editions London Wednesday, June 10, 2015 | Phillips

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    Palermo

    German • 1943 - 1977

    Blinky Palermo is best known for his monochromatic canvases and fabric paintings made from simple lengths of material cut, stitched and stretched over a frame. Palermo painted on aluminium, steel, wood, paper and Formica, often making lines out of tape instead of paint. He completed approximately 65 paintings between 1966 and 1972 titled Stoffbilder (Fabric Paintings); in this signature series, he took ready-made department-store fabrics and stitched them into vibrant panels.

    Palermo studied under Joseph Beuys alongside Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter. Public collections holding major works by Palermo include the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C. and the Dia Art Foundation. Most of the artist's work, however, remains in the possession of private collectors and museums in Europe.

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Miniaturen II

1975
Artist's book comprised of four foil embossings in colours, on watercolour paper, with title page and justification, bound (as issued),
39.4 x 26.7 cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
signed and annotated '31' in pencil on back book cover ( from the edition of 100 and 10 in Roman numerals), published by Galerie Heiner Friedrich, Munich, contained in a white cardboard slipcase.

Estimate
£3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠

Sold for £8,125

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Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 11 June 2015 2pm & 6pm