Jonathan Meese - New Now New York Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Salzburg, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Jonathan Meese: Metabolism. No Zen in the Bronxen, You Atomic Human Toy, November 22, 2008 - January 17, 2009 (another example exhibited)
    Remagen, Arp Museum, Jonathan Meese: Erzstaat Atlantisis, May 1 - August 30, 2009, no. 47 (another example exhibited and illustrated, pp. 175, 182)
    Miami, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jonathan Meese: Sculpture - Knight Exhibition Series, December 1, 2010 - February 13, 2011, p. 88 (illustrated, p. 73)
    Amsterdam, Artzuid: Internationale Sculptuurroute Amsterdam, May 22 - September 22, 2013 (another example exhibited)

  • Literature

    David Galloway, "Angst Management", artnet news, Summer 2009, pp. 108-109 (another example illustrated)

97

DER KÄMPFER de LARGE (Der Zeushagen von Troja de NEUTRAL)

incised with the artist's initials and date "JM 08" and stamped with the foundry mark on the left leg; further incised with the inscription "ZEUS" on the sword
bronze
104 3/4 x 51 1/8 x 82 5/8 in. (266.1 x 129.9 x 209.9 cm.)
Executed in 2008, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof.

Estimate
$30,000 - 40,000 

Sold for $181,250

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New Now

New York Auction 27 February 2019