Vertikale. 1969.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled and with direction arrows on the reverse of the folded canvas. 40.5 x 31 cm (15.9 x 12.2 in).
In the original artist frame. [KA].

• A nuanced painting with striking presence.
• “White is pure energy” - Raimund Girke.
• The ideal of the color white positions Girke close to the artist group "ZERO".

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Berlin.
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (inherited from the above in 1989).

Katharina Winnekes, "nur weiß", in: Sammlung Klaus Wittmann I, Kunst-Station Sankt Peter Cologne, 1990, p. 16

In good condition. Isolated retouched spots, mainly visible in UV light. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the help of an ultraviolet light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.
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