Adolf Luther *
(Uerdingen 1912–1990 Krefeld)
Concave mirror object, 1975, on the reverse signed, dated Luther 75, with the red stamps ‘Sehen ist schön’, ‘Luther Licht u. Materie’, 5 x 5 round concave mirrors, square mirror, black wooden plate, 66 x 66 x 8 cm, black wooden frame with plexiglass
The work is registered by the Adolf Luther Foundation, Krefeld, under the archive no. HSP 75 007
Provenance:
Private Collection, North Rhine-Westphalia, directly from the artist
The instrumental function of the concave mirror objects by Adolf Luther ‘lies in the fact that they multiply a given reality and, by their powers of reflection, produce a light-like phenomenality that reaches out into the actual space in front of the materiality of the object. Vital here was the principle known to physics that images entering a concave mirror are refracted and projected back into space, albeit upside down, as a pure energetic manifestation in the space.’
Magdalena Broska, Adolf Luther. A Remarkable Career as an Artist, Goch 2012, p. 22
22.11.2016 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 55,000.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 30,000.- to EUR 40,000.-
Adolf Luther *
(Uerdingen 1912–1990 Krefeld)
Concave mirror object, 1975, on the reverse signed, dated Luther 75, with the red stamps ‘Sehen ist schön’, ‘Luther Licht u. Materie’, 5 x 5 round concave mirrors, square mirror, black wooden plate, 66 x 66 x 8 cm, black wooden frame with plexiglass
The work is registered by the Adolf Luther Foundation, Krefeld, under the archive no. HSP 75 007
Provenance:
Private Collection, North Rhine-Westphalia, directly from the artist
The instrumental function of the concave mirror objects by Adolf Luther ‘lies in the fact that they multiply a given reality and, by their powers of reflection, produce a light-like phenomenality that reaches out into the actual space in front of the materiality of the object. Vital here was the principle known to physics that images entering a concave mirror are refracted and projected back into space, albeit upside down, as a pure energetic manifestation in the space.’
Magdalena Broska, Adolf Luther. A Remarkable Career as an Artist, Goch 2012, p. 22
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| Auction: | Contemporary Art Part I |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 22.11.2016 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 12.11. - 22.11.2016 |
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