Epoch Zero ": Lenz Schoenberg collection at Sotheby's
in February 2010 under the London auction of modern art Sotheby's will be presented to 49 first-class works from the famous collection Lenz Schoenberg "ZERO-art," which Mr. and Mrs. Lenz was collected on For more than 50 years. Exhibited at the auction works from this collection are made in different techniques and presents the work of leading European artists of the postwar period, such as Yves Klein, Lucio Fontana, Piero Manzoni, Gunter Yukker, Roman Opalka, and Victor Vasarely, which relate to the artistic movement of "Zero". It is assumed that the total amount of sales exceeds 12 million pounds.
Here's how to comment on the sale of such significant works from the collection Lenz Schoenberg Head of European modern art Sotheby's Cheyenne Vestfal: "Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lenz - the largest collection of works of museum-level group "Zero" has ever exhibited on the auctions. Sotheby's is a great honor to represent in their bids a magnificent collection of works of the highest quality with impeccable provenance. We expect that their appearance at an auction early next year to give impetus to further international recognition of this key period in the history of art and will cause huge interest among collectors and connoisseurs of postwar and contemporary art around the world ».
Looking at the past 50 years, Mr. and Mrs. Lenz warmly and gratefully remembered something important, eventful time in modern art and their involvement in it. They assembled a brilliant collection of 600 works, which has been repeatedly exhibited at his own expense. Total there were 13 museum exhibitions in cities such as Barcelona, Frankfurt, Madrid, Munich, Moscow, Salzburg and Warsaw. And each time the main motive for Mr. and Mrs. Lenz was a desire to prove that all the 50 artists represented by one set of views, expressed in a specific art form common to the European mentality, while at the same time, independent of each other's individualities.
After the apocalypse of World War II and the defeat of fascism, scorned the idea of humanism, the emerging new world. "Zero", through the use of the fundamental principles of monochrome and dynamism, movement and light, offers a new vision of the world, a brighter and more serene. "Zero" shows the creative energy and relentless pursuit of a new reality, ruled by eros and spirituality.
Commenting on its decision to auction 49 artworks from the collection Lenz Schoenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Lenz stated the following : "works exhibited for sale, each of them, acquired with great love and from the heart. They - the best part of the collection Lenz Schoenberg and still a lot of meaning for us. But we have already reached this age, when forced to reduce the collection and prepare it for further transmission. And the safety of remaining in her works, as well as taking care of them will be provided by the Fund ».
About collectors
The first time Anna and Gerhard Lenz, avoid contact with the artists, believing that this way they can maintain their independence and impartiality of the assessments. Accurate eye and flair for quality things allowed them to assemble an exceptional collection of "post of informal" art (Nachinformel) - ZERO-art. The artists themselves also believed that Mr. and Mrs. Lenz always get their best work. For many years, and so far, Gerhard and Anna Lenz maintained cordial relations with some of the authors of these works, which is very enriching their lives and bring with them many happy moments. They hope to continue to support the possibility of their relationship with fellow artists, while continuing to purchase their work.
ON "ZERO-art»
Group "Zero" was formed in April 1957 after a series of exhibitions in the workshops Heinz Mack and Otto Pina in Dusseldorf. Gradually, "Zero" was the most significant phenomenon in post-war art in Europe, including in its orbit by artists such as Yves Klein, Lucio Fontana, Piero Manzoni, Daniel Spoerri, Jean Tinguely, Gunter Yukker and others. Along with the democratic workshops art studio and a famous local academies in Düsseldorf artists began to exhibit and gallery Alberta Bumblebee, which opened in May 1957 exhibition of "mono" Yves Klein, and subsequently played a leading role in the development of the movement "Zero." Klein was also included in the seventh exhibition "Zero" in the gallery in April 1958, and Fontana and Manzoni have participated in its eighth exhibition next month. Thus, the "Zero" has united the protagonists current flows across Europe, including new realism (Nouveau Réalisme) and poor art (Arte Povera). His ideology of the group "Zero" promoted in the pages of the magazine, which was published between 1958 and 1961, and which were published manifestos Pina, Mack and Klein. These great masters shared similar beliefs and set themselves similar goals: to break with the art of the past, including the post-war "in informal" painting, start all over from scratch, finding new forms of artistic expression and new technical tools. The result of the collective innovation of these artists began their brilliant work, which could open up the horizons of the viewer fast-changing world around us, according to the manifesto of 1963: "Zero - is silence. Zero - this is the beginning ».
Top lots collections
monumental three-meter Feu 88 - the biggest and most significant work of the famous series "Fire Paintings" by Yves Klein, ever presented at auction. The work was created in 1961 - the period of the highest creative ascent Klein and a year before his untimely tragic death. This extraordinary work (one of seven in the series "Fire Paintings") with the imprint of the human body brings the space of one painting the theme of fire Klein and blue theme of women's silhouettes of his earlier cult series "Anthropometry". Feu 88 - a unique product, one of the two largest series of works represented in various museums around the world, including the Pompidou Center. It is not only one of the cult samples new realism , but a symbol of radical renewal, which occurred in the middle of the twentieth century painting and sculpture.
MG 25 - the most archetypal product of the amazing cycle Monogold, demonstrating a strong innovative component of the creative laboratory Klein. Ka captivates its aura, causing the viewer with complex associations of the sacred to the alchemical, becoming a mediator between the polar opposites of the material world and the intangible. The inscription on the reverse side of the evidence that was presented to Klein, his friend, the famous American sculptor Richard Stankevich.
This spectacular work of Lucio Fontana -- series Pietri ( «Stones"), over which the artist worked from 1951 to 1958. While part of the cycle of works (7 works) has appeared in museums (Stedelijk, Amsterdam; Center Pompidou, Paris; Van Abbemuzeum, Eindhoven), "The spatial concept. Portrait of Carlo Kardatstso "of the same impeccable quality has remained in private collections. Widely known as a portrait of another artist Carlo Kardatstso, this work is the only one in the cycle Pietri, which the artist gave the second title "Spatial Concept", ie the name of his most famous series of works. Kardatstso, which opened in 1946 in Milan gallery del Naviglio, became the first dealer Fountains after returning artist from Argentina. It is a work was created in the same year, when the gallery Kardatstso was an exhibition devoted to the 10 th anniversary of the direction Spatialism .
«Spatial Concept (Venice) "Fountains, with its dominant vertical incision - a landmark work of exceptional visual power, united the artistic gesture of the famous wizard with an innovative use of unconventional materials. Cut with serrated edges literally breaks the surface of copper, with its soft texture, turning into a narrow window on the bare surface of the picture, which emerges through the infinite space Spatialism . At the same time, wrinkled oval line - the boundary of this gap - is, on the one hand, the association with the cyclical continuum and infinity, on the other - makes the metal surface of a piece of lyrical landscape.
This rare work of artistic expression -- a series of stab and cut through copper plates, united under the name Metalli ( «Metals"). Today the work of this cycle are considered to be authoritative spokesmen abstract Spatialism Fountains. Issued in the form of suspended sculptures, they were created under the influence of the New York skyscrapers of glass and metal (Fontana visited New York in late 1961). This work - with holes punched in the metal plate - one of the most expressive in the series Metalli. The works in this series are currently in the world's leading art institutions, such as the Louisiana Museum in Humlebaek, "Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, the museum" Von der heute in Wuppertal, and only two things from the series are in private collections.
Source : Press release Sotheby's
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