Auction 520 Part 2
The Kasper König Collection - His Private Choice
By VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG
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Oct 2, 2024
Hitzelerstr. 2, 50968 Köln, Germany
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Day Sale: Wednesday, 2 October 2024
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LOT 140:
On Kawara
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Sold for: €55,000
Start price:
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12,000
Estimated price :
€15,000 - €20,000
Buyer's Premium: 32%
VAT: 19%
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On Kawara: I Got up
KAWARA, ON
1932 Kariya/Japan - 2014 New York
Title: I Got up.
Subtitle: Mixed lot of 8 postcards.
Date: 1968.
Each: Stamped and franked postcard from Argentina. Ca. 9.5 x 14cm. Stamped with the artist's name and address in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Gloria Hotel), the title, date and time of execution and the recipient Kasper König, New York. The cards were executed in the period from 14th - 22nd November 1968.
Provenance:
- Kasper König Collection, Berlin (directly from the artist)
Exhibitions:
- Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, 2014
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York 2015
- Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden 2017/2018
- Kunstsaele Berlin, 2018
- Centre for Art and Media, Karlsruhe 2018/19
- Ichihara Lakeside Museum, 2021
- For the postcard series to Kasper König, Kawara sent two postcards every day
- In addition to the date, the sender and the recipient, the time at which Kawara got up that day is also recorded on each postcard
- The routine of the action contrasts with the ever-changing time stamps
Estimated shipping costs for this lot:
Germany: 52,94 Euro plus 10,06 Euro VAT
EU: 79,83 Euro plus 15,17 Euro VAT
Worldwide: 138,66 Euro plus 26,34 Euro VAT
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Explanations to the Catalogue
On Kawara
Asia
Conceptual Art
Post-War Art
Post War
1960s
Cityscape
Works on paper
Mixed media
Architecture
Explanations to the Catalogue
On Kawara
Asia
Conceptual Art
Post-War Art
Post War
1960s
Cityscape
Works on paper
Mixed media
Architecture
