Adolf Luther
1912 - 1990
Materiebild. 1959.
Mixed media, thickly applied putty and oil paint on hardboard.
Signature incised in the lower right corner. Dated and inscribed “48/59” and “6/7 59” on the reverse. 50 x 125 cm (19.6 x 49.2 in). [KA].

• Early work by a leading figure of the ZERO movement.
• Exhibited at the Drian Gallery in London just one year after its creation.
• Works by the artist are held in major museum collections, including the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, the mumok in Vienna, and the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Southern Germany (since 1994, Lempertz).
Family-owned since.

EXHIBITION: Luther. Sculpto-paintings, Drian Gallery, London, July 21 - August 10, 1960.

LITERATURE: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, 711th Auction, Contemporary Art, Dec. 3, 1994, lot 701 (with black-and-white illustration on p. 87).

In good condition. The edges and corners of the image show isolated instances of minor loss of paint or material. Fine craquelure is visible along the edges of the image and, in places, within the impasto texture. The mounting nails are slightly corroded.
This condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source, and to the best of our knowledge and belief.
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