Schneller Zauber. 1974.
Mixed media with collage on board, in the orig. artist frame.
Signed, dated and titled in lower right. 69 x 99 cm (27.1 x 38.9 in). Frame: 78,8 x 107,5 cm (31 x 42,3
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• From the best creative period; in the 1970s, Dieter Roth was one of the most important contemporary artists.
• In 1969 and 1977 he participated in the documenta in Kassel.
• His revisions and layering testify to, among other things, the tireless search for the external form and the best means of expression for his artistic idea.
• Exhibited alongside works by his partner Dorothy Iannone at the Sprengel Museum in 2005.

This work's authenticity has kindly been confirmed by Dr. Dirk Dobke, Dieter Roth Foundation, Hamburg. We are grateful for his expert advice.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Renée Ziegler, Zürich (with the gallery label on the reverse).
Private collection Switzerland.
Corporate Collection Ahlers AG, Herford.

EXHIBITION: Dieter Roth & Dorothy Iannone, Sprengel Museum Hanover, in cooperation with the Foundation Ahlers Pro Arte, May 22 - September 11, 2005, p. 219, cat. no. 33 (fig. p. 65).

LITERATURE: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art Day, June 27, 2002, lot 172.

In good condition. Isolated small flaked spots and cracks in the uppermost layer in the left half of the picture, probably partly due to production or part of the work's nature. The frame with traces of rust. Not unframed for cataloging.
For information concerning the condition, please view the high resolution image / backside image.