Photography. Signed, dated, titled "o.T." and inscribed on the reverse. Unique object. Ca. 177 x 117 cm. Original frame: 193 x 134 cm.
[JS].
• Unique object. One of the artist's first large-format photographs.
• The photograph became an integral part of Förg's oeuvre during a stay in Capri in 1983.
• Förg stages the architecture in a cool, alienating manner and with clear geometric structures, thereby placing it in interaction with his painting.
• Part of a private collection in the Rhineland since the 1980s.
The work is registered in the archive of the Estate Günther Förg under the number WVF.83.F.1219. We are grateful to Mr Michael Neff of the Estate Günther Förg for his kind confirmation of this work's authenticity.
LITERATURE: Ketterer Kunst, Munich, Contemporary Art Day Sale, June 9, 2023, lot 206 (illustrated).