Relief 4. 1964.
Relief. Wood (pressboardd), in colors.
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse. 120 x 120 x 7.5 cm (47.2 x 47.2 x 2.9 in).

• Early relief work from 1964.
• Thomas Lenk opens up his sculptures to the surrounding space through the layering,.
• By opening the space, Lenk paves the path to social sculpture, the ideas of which he expresses in “Agressiv- und Urbanwerk – Untersuchungen über die gesellschaftliche Wirksamkeit von Kunst” (Aggressive and Urban Work – Studies on the social effectiveness of art) in 1970.
• In 1970, Thomas Lenk participates in the Venice Biennale.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Baden-Württemberg.

"With the exception of German sculptor Kricke, who did not perceive space as static but rather interpreted it through linear movement, there was no other sculptor in Germany at the time who created such immaterial sculptures as Thomas Lenk did."
Dieter Honisch, In: Thomas Lenk, ex. cat. Städt.Kunsthalle Mannheim, 1985, p. 16

In good condition. Overall slightly soiled. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the help of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.
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