Bronze with gray-green patina. On the right side of the plinth with the monogram, date, and the number “E.A. IV/VI”. Artist copy IV/VI. Height without base: 107 cm. Base: 70.5 x 80 x 80 cm.
Cast by Kayser, Düsseldorf (with the foundry mark on the plinth). [EH].
- Radical reinterpretation of the goddess of fortune as a fragile figure in the changing course of history. - Transience, power, and humanity—Immendorff turns the “Frau auf der Kugel” (Woman on the Globe) into an existential commentary. - The artist expands his political discourse to include sculpture.
LITERATURE: Dorotheum, Vienna, auction of Contemporary Art, November 25, 2009, Vienna, lot 36 (illustrated).