Three Stripes Cows
- Date
- 1967
- made in
- Osthofen, Rheinland-Pfalz state, Germany, Europe
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 63 3/4 x 51 3/16 in. (161.9 x 130 cm)
framed: 65 1/2 x 52 13/16 in. (166.4 x 134.1 cm) - Credit Line
- Partial and promised gift of Anabeth and John Weil
- Rights
- © Georg Baselitz 1967
- Object Number
- 152:2003
NOTES
This painting features a fractured depiction of cows split into three horizontal sections, or “stripes,” as referred to in the title. This stripe motif is repeated throughout the painting, for example, in the skeletal ribs of the animals. Georg Baselitz’s early work shocked sensibilities due to the artist’s raw, expressive approach and sometimes disturbing subject matter. Here the severing of the cows echoes the violent act of slaughter, a notion with specific reverberations in Germany after the horrors of the Holocaust.
Provenance
Galerie Zwirner, Cologne, Germany
by 1997 - 2003
Michael Werner Gallery, New York, NY, USA; Cologne, Germany [1]
2003 -
Anabeth and John Weil, St. Louis, MO, purchased from Michael Werner Gallery
2003 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, partial and promised gift of Anabeth and John Weil [2]
Notes:
The main source for the provenance is a letter from Galerie Michael Werner dated May 24, 2002 [SLAM document files]. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] The fact that the painting was at Michael Werner Gallery by 1997 is supported by the publication "George Baselitz, Fracture Painting" [Schiff, Richard. "Georg Baselitz, Fracture Painting." New York: Michael Werner Gallery, 1997, cat no. 6].
[2] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 2, 2003.
by 1997 - 2003
Michael Werner Gallery, New York, NY, USA; Cologne, Germany [1]
2003 -
Anabeth and John Weil, St. Louis, MO, purchased from Michael Werner Gallery
2003 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, partial and promised gift of Anabeth and John Weil [2]
Notes:
The main source for the provenance is a letter from Galerie Michael Werner dated May 24, 2002 [SLAM document files]. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] The fact that the painting was at Michael Werner Gallery by 1997 is supported by the publication "George Baselitz, Fracture Painting" [Schiff, Richard. "Georg Baselitz, Fracture Painting." New York: Michael Werner Gallery, 1997, cat no. 6].
[2] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 2, 2003.
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