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Tengrinews.kz - At the Ketterer Kunst auction in Munich (Germany), a painting by the American minimalist Robert Ryman was put up for sale - titled 'General 52"x 52".' Its peculiarity is that it does not depict anything.
The auction website published a video in which an expert talks about this painting. The text of the post also notes some details about the work.
"'General 52" x 52"' summarizes the essence of Robert Ryman’s life’s work: white, serial, squared, analytical, and based on a calculated concept. Sensual and intuitive in both execution and effect. For the first time exhibited at Fischbach Gallery in 1971, where Alex Katz and Eva Hesse, among others, also had their first solo shows," says the video announcement.
As the media notes, at first glance, the painting appears empty, but in fact it is a completely white canvas, painted with enamel and Enamelac paints, which are usually used to paint metal.
According to media sources, the estimated value of the painting is between 1 and 1.5 million euros.
The auction website clarifies that the work is part of a series of 15 related pieces that were not intended to be preserved together. Each work varies in size by 0.5 inches, from the smallest (48 x 48 inches) to the largest (55 x 55 inches). Each work is titled "General" and includes its dimensions.
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