Untitled, from the series “Hotel”
- Date
- 1992
- Material
- Graphite and ink
- Classification
- Drawings & watercolors
- Collection
- Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (29.6 x 21 cm)
framed: 21 x 16 x 1 1/2 in. (53.3 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm) - Credit Line
- Partial and promised gift of Betsy Millard, the Earl and Betsy Millard Collection
- Rights
- © Estate of Martin Kippenberger, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne
- Object Number
- 62:2003
NOTES
Martin Kippenberger made his first "Hotel" drawing after reading about Pablo Picasso’s sketches on hotel stationery. Satirizing the value attributed to the famous artist’s scribbles, Kippenberger created his own playful drawings on hotel paper, in this case from a hotel in Vienna. Though they appear to have been sketched quickly in a hotel room, many of the drawings were composed and drafted elsewhere. Their subject matter often stands in sharp contrast to the material comforts of luxury hotels and serves to critique aspects of this luxury-culture industry.
Provenance
1992 -
Earl Millard (d.1996) and Betsy Millard, St. Louis, MO, USA, gift of Martin Kippenberger
2003 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, partial and promised gift of Betsy Millard [1]
Note:
The primary source of provenance is Betsy Millard [information for appraisals form, SLAM document files]. Other supporting documents are noted.
[1] The terms of this partial and promised gift are detailed in the contract between Betsy Millard and the Saint Louis Art Museum [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, June 3, 2003.
Earl Millard (d.1996) and Betsy Millard, St. Louis, MO, USA, gift of Martin Kippenberger
2003 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, partial and promised gift of Betsy Millard [1]
Note:
The primary source of provenance is Betsy Millard [information for appraisals form, SLAM document files]. Other supporting documents are noted.
[1] The terms of this partial and promised gift are detailed in the contract between Betsy Millard and the Saint Louis Art Museum [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, June 3, 2003.
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