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Winterauktionen 24.–25.11.2023
Hüppi, Alfonso
Born 1935 Freiburg i.Br., lives and works in Baden-Baden.
«RE32».
Casein paint on wooden pallet with relief element. Verso signed, dated 1968, titled, as well as directional arrow and with the measurements «76 : 98».
H 76, W 98 cm.
«he liked to nail rough-sawn wood / into open boxes and grids / he painted them in soft colours / he nailed layers of boards / that act like rough boxes / into which nothing goes / because they are simply flat / but some things come out: / expression.» Max Bill about Alfonso Hüppi, cited in: Galerie Henze & Ketterer and Galerie Beck & Eggeling (Eds.), Alfonso Hüppi, Holzwege, Karlsruhe 2010, p. 9.
Authentication: We would like to thank the artist for the authentication via e-mail, based on photos, 15.08.2023.
Literature: Galerie Henze & Ketterer und Galerie Beck & Eggeling (Eds.), Alfonso Hüppi, Holzwege, Karlsruhe 2010, p. 9 and p. 40 (cf.).

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