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Post-Révolution (1849-2019)
Post-Révolution (1849-2019)
Triptych
160x85cm, 160x92cm, 160x85cm (including artist's frames)
2023

Canvas on board with French 19th century sledgehammer; wooden clog with leather strap; pewter ragout spoon marked “Paris” on verso. Reproductions of The Stonebreakers by Gustave Courbet (1849) from L'Art Français (1889); illustrated catalog from auction sale of The Stonebreakers (1904); various publications containing reproductions of The Stonebreakers published by E. A. Seemann Verlag, Leipzig, and Wilhelm und Bertha von Baensch Stiftung/VEB Verlag der Kunst, Dresden (1912-2008), including CD-ROM. Cancelled Ceres stamps (1849-2019) on various postal items, including postcards by E. A. Seemann Verlag, and Wilhelm und Bertha von Baensch Stiftung/VEB Verlag der Kunst depicting The Stonebreakers. Stock certificate (1929); various documents (1933-1945); handpainted textile armband (1945-46); booklet with signed inscription (1949); Charvet Place Vendôme silk handkerchief. Oil paint lettering; printed clipboards; number discs.

Photo: Centralbanken