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G眉nther Uecker was a German Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1930. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Pinault Foundation, Bourse de Commerce in Paris. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Tate Modern have featured G眉nther Uecker's work in the past.G眉nther Uecker's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 3 USD to 3,209,481 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2002 the record price for this artist at auction is 3,209,481 USD for Spirale I, sold at Christie's London in 2017. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 112,728 USD, while his sculptures have sold for an average of 19,200 USD.G眉nther Uecker has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for The New York Times in July 2025. The artist died in 2025.
A luminous dialogue between generations, 鈥淶ERO and Beyond鈥 at Bruton + Co traces the radical evolution of white鈥攆rom the postwar purity of the ZERO movement to the conceptual depth of contemporary abstraction鈥攔evealing how light.
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..Like many of Uecker鈥檚 incisive works, these paintings are eminently ethical, considering themes of human violence, vulnerability, and political responsibility...
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..Uecker attacked the surfaces of the paintings鈥攂oth from the front and verso鈥攚ith an axe, creating violent and disruptive gashes in their meditative planes...
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..Abstracting these encounters into idiosyncratic forms and intense colors, Uecker鈥檚 watercolors capture the artist鈥檚 sense of wonder at the natural world...
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..Uecker鈥檚 new work continues his lifelong exploration of violence, redemption and religion 鈥 most clearly expressed in his formal, abstract use of nails as a medium, for which the artist is renowned...
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