Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors, Drawings and Multiples
Monday, 25 November 2019, 06:00 pm

Heidi Bucher, Häutungsaktion

Lot 112

Heidi Bucher, 1926-1993 (CH)

Häutungsaktion

Mixed media. Sheets of gauze, covered in layers of latex, painted with mother-of-pearl and pigment.
H 560 mm W 470 mm.

CHF3'000 / 5'000
EUR2'800 / 4'700
USD3'000 / 5'000

Hammer Price: CHF 8'000

Annotation:

Provenance: Swiss private property.

Annotation:
The present work, executed in the late 1970's or early 1980's, belongs to the so called "Häutungsaktionen" (skinnings), presumably executed in the "Gentlemen's Study" at the house of the artist's parents in Winterthur, which was used as the scene for the artistic painstaking process. Rooms were covered with gauze, layered with latex and than peeled off in shreds, in so called "Häutungsaktion" (skinning).