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Palermo
Schaufenster
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- $68,000 -
Lot Details
watercolor on paper, double-sided
signed and dated "Palermo 67" lower left of the first side; further titled "Schaufenster" lower right of the first side; further signed, titled, inscribed and dated "Palermo Düsseldorf 1967 Schaufenster"" lower left of the second side
12 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (32.1 x 23.5 cm.)
Executed in 1967.
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Palermo
German | B. 1943 D. 1977Blinky 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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