Acrylic on a copper plate, on wood. Signed and dated on the reverse. 187.3 x 90.2 cm.
From a small series of paintings on copper Förg made between 1987 and 1990. [JS].

• A superb example of Förg's masterful play with the transformation of art historical traditions.
• One of his rare large-size paintings on copper.
• Copper, light reflections, and color: Förg's gently nuanced choice of colors and brushwork lends the smooth metal surface a vibrant quality.
• Today, paintings from this small but significant series are almost exclusively owned by international collections, so that they are rarely offered at international auctions.
• His large-format paintings are in many international museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Moderna Museet, Stockholm.
We are grateful to Mr. Michael Neff of the Günther Förg Estate for kindly confirming the authenticity of this work. The work is registered in the archive of the Günther Förg Estate under the number WVF.87.B.0190.
LITERATURE: Kirby A. Gookin, Günther Förg. Luhring Augustine & Hodes, Artforum, Summer 1988, p. 136.