Post-War & Contemporary Art | 31 October & 1 November 2018

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207 Kenny Scharf (1958) Flag for all (1988) silkscreen on spun polyester, 193x284,5 cm

Executed in 1988. This work is number three from an edition of ten and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Published by Gran Pavese Foundation and produced by the Dokkumer Vlaggen Centrale, Dokkum. Literature: Gran Pavese, ‘50 Artists/ 50 Flags’, SDU publishers, The Hague 1988, p. 99 illus. in colour. In 1988 fifty leading international artists designed a flag for the Gran Pavese Flag Project. This made Gran Pavese the largest graphic project ever performed. Gran Pavese was a contribution to more attractiveness in urban environments as well as an effort to promote modern art. The fifty Gran Pavese flags were exhibited from 1988 to 1990 at the ‘Neeltje Jans’ Island in the Netherlands, the Museum of Contemporary art MuHKA in Antwerp, the Avenue Montaigne in Paris, the Rhine Quay in Frankfurt, the Chinese Wall near Beijing and the University Art Museum in Tampa, Florida. €3,000 - €4,000

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208 Edward Kienholz (1927-1994) Souvenir from Kassel 1972 monogrammed, dated ‘73 and numbered 121 (on a brass plate under the handle), mixed media (hand- coloured photo collage covered with resin paint) on the lid of an aluminium and brass sealed suitcase, 25x40x12 cm Published by Kunsthalle Düsseldorf Wilhelm- Hack-Museum, 1972/1973, Kassel/Düsseldorf. €800 - €1,200

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