Gottfried Helnwein - Deng Xiaoping - image-1

Lot 644 D

Gottfried Helnwein - Deng Xiaoping

Auction 1071 - overview Cologne
04.06.2016, 11:00 - Contemporary Art
Estimate: 18.000 € - 22.000 €

Gottfried Helnwein

Deng Xiaoping
1987

Watercolour on cardboard. 56.5 x 43.5 cm. Framed under glass. Signed and dated 'HELNWEIN 87'. - Traces of studio.

The portrait of the former Chinese head of state was a commission for the 'Man of the Year Edition' of Time Magazine, New York. Apart from Gottfried Helnwein, Robert Rauschenberg also produced a portrait of Deng Xiaoping that was finally used for the cover of the magazine.

Certificate

Accompanied by a written confirmation from Studio Gottfried Helnwein, Clonmel and Los Angeles, via email dated 15.02.2016

Provenance

Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia

Exhibitions

St. Petersburg 1997 (Staatliches Russisches Museum), The Helnwein Retrospective
Otaru/Japan 1996 (Museum of Fine Art) Helnwein, one-man show
Essen 1988 (Galerie KK), Gottfried Helnwein, Bilder und Zeichnungen