Lot 14 | Friedrich Gräsel | Josselin II (J 5)

GRÄSEL, FRIEDRICH
1927 Bochum - 2013 Osnabrück

Title: Josselin II (J 5).
Date: 1981-1984.
Technique: Stainless steel, welded, mounted on sheet metal.
Measurement: 34 x 42 x 50cm.
Notation: Titled, monogrammed, dated and inscribed on the bottom of the stainless steel element: FG 5 81 Josselin II 84 and titled, signed and dated on the bottom of the sheet Josselin II 84 GRÄSEL 84.
Condition: For a condition report, please contact Ms. Janine Breidenbend at j.breidenbend@van-ham.com.


Gräsel's field of work, characterized by coal and steel mills, he focuses on the industrial form of the tube. As here in the Josselin series of sculptures, volumes are transformed into an aesthetic of their own.

Provenance:
- Estate of the artist

Exhibition:
- Great Art Exhibition NRW, Düsseldorf

Literature:
- Ziebarth, Anja (Hrsg.): Friedrich Gräsel, Köln 2007 (Der Publikation liegt ein Werkverzeichnis auf DVD bei), Nr. 662.

VAN HAM Art Estate represents the artistic estate of Friedrich Gräsel since 2015.