Mixed media with cement on Fabriano paper (water mark)
Germany, 1987
Wolf Vostell (1932-1998) – German painter, sculptor and happening artist
Inscribed above the depiction ‘«2 Beton-Cadillacs in Form der nackten Maja» für den Skulpturenboulevard 1987 in Berlin’ as well as signed and dated ‘Vostell 87’ in colored pencil
Sheet size: 70 x 100 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Private collection, Berlin
Large drawing by the German artist, which served as a preparatory work for Vostell’s Cadillac sculpture at Berlin’s Rathenauplatz; comparable works by the artist fetch up to €5,900 on the auction market

This work by the German artist Wolf Vostell was created in 1987 as a sketch for the sculpture ‘2 Beton-Cadillacs in Form der nackten Maja’, which the artist created for the 750th anniversary of the city of Berlin. The work – a critique of contemporary capitalism – was very controversial at the time and can still be admired on the central island of the roundabout at Rathenauplatz. The present drawing depicts a quasi-abstract motif in dynamic mixed media, which nonetheless gives a sense of the impressive volume of the installation.



The drawing is inscribed above the depiction ‘«2 Beton-Cadillacs in Form der nackten Maja» für den Skulpturenboulevard 1987 in Berlin’ as well as signed and dated ‘Vostell 87’. It is in very good condition and professionally mounted inside a mat. The surface is minimally toned in places. The narrow wooden frames show minor signs of wear. The sheet measures 70 x 100 cm. The framed dimensions are 88 x 118 cm.



Wolf Vostell (1932-1998)

The German artist Wolf Vostell is a pioneer of the happening art and the Fluxus movement. After his training as a lithographer, he visited the art academies in Paris and Düsseldorf. 1961 he organized the first happening in Germany: the Cityrama in Cologne. Further international events followed with other artists, among other Nam June Paik, Joseph Beuys and Dick Higgins. In his artistic oeuvre Wolf Vostell dealt with global political events. (tfa)

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