George Brecht Paintings & Artwork for Sale | George Brecht Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 23, 2024
Work on paper, George Brecht
Est: $300 - $500
George Brecht (American, 1926-2008), Untitled (Dresser), ink on paper, signed lower right, sight: 27.5"h x 20"w, overall (with frame): 28"h x 20.5"w
Clars Auctions
Oct. 18, 2024
Work on paper, George Brecht
Est: $500 - $700
George Brecht (American, 1926-2008), Untitled (Dresser), ink on paper, signed lower right, sight: 27.5"h x 20"w, overall (with frame): 28"h x 20.5"w
Clars Auctions
Sep. 19, 2024
Work on paper, George Brecht
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
George Brecht (American, 1926-2008), Untitled (Dresser), ink on paper, signed lower right, sight: 27.5"h x 20"w, overall (with frame): 28"h x 20.5"w
Clars Auctions
Apr. 18, 2024
George Brecht, Universal Machine
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
George Brecht Universal Machine 1965 offset lithograph, mixed media, clothbound clamshell box, glass closed: 11 h x 11 w x 1.5 d in (28 x 28 x 4 cm) open: 11 h x 23.25 w in (28 x 59 cm) George Brecht’s Fluxus artwork, the Universal Machine consists of a black linen box containing ten small objects that are to be shaken so that they land randomly on the collaged paper backing. Brecht described the works range of functions: "It's a Universal Machine for doing everything. For writing a novel, making a poem, composing a piece of music, for finding lost objects. You can use it as a watch, as a calendar. It can invent new mathematics, a new form of thought. Map out an itinerary for a trip.” Signed and numbered to inner spine '65 George Brecht'. This work is number 65 from the edition of 111 published by Édition Mat Mot, Cologne, Germany. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Wright
Apr. 18, 2024
George Brecht, Event
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
George Brecht Event 1981 etched glass 2.375 h x 5.5 w x .25 d in (6 x 14 x 1 cm) Etched signature and number to edge 'Brecht 12/12'. This work is number 12 from the edition of 12 published by the artist. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Wright
Jul. 12, 2023
Brecht, George
Est: €300 - €500
Brecht, George New York, 1926 - Köln, 2008 Marmor: 11,2 x 18,9; Karton: 30 x 36 cm "VOID", 1984. Silkscreen print on marble, mounted between cardboard and passepartout. Signed, dated and with dedication. Edition: 100 copies. Collection, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Nagel Auction
Jun. 08, 2023
GEORGE BRECHT, ALISON KNOWLES AND ROBERT WATTS Blink.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
GEORGE BRECHT, ALISON KNOWLES AND ROBERT WATTS Blink. Screenprint and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 1963. 463x463 mm; 18x18 inches. In 1963, the Fluxus artists Alison Knowles, Robert Watts and George Brecht collaborated in the Sissor Bros. Warehouse, Ralph Nelson Gallery, Los Angeles, event commonly referred to as BLINK. This resulting commemorative eighteen inch square print with paint consisted of three images chosen at random, one selected by each artist. The image appeared on everything from canvases to bathing suits and hair brushes, and were sold at flea markets. The are additional versions of this work in The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. Provenance: Likely acquired directly from one of the artists, New York, by Norman Dolph, New York; thence by descent to the current owner.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 18, 2023
BRECHT GEORGE
Est: €100 - €300
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008) Bronze 1981 bronzo cm 30x10 esemplare 10/100 firmato datato e numerato sul retro Bronze 1981 bronze 11 81x3 93 in edition 10/100 signed dated and numbered on the reverse
Aste Boetto SRL
Apr. 18, 2023
BRECHT GEORGE
Est: €600 - €900
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008) Void inclusione (fossile in plexiglass) cm 16x21x3 3 firmato sul retro Void inclusion (fossil in plexiglass) 6 29x8 26x1 29 in signed on the reverse
Aste Boetto SRL
Jan. 08, 2023
Brecht, George Water-Yam. 1986. Multiple aus 102 Ereigniskarten auf kräftigem Velin (mit der Serie "Cloud-Scissors") mit originaler Pappschachtel mit typographischer Bezeichnung recto und verso. - Vereinzelte Karten mit leichter Anschmutzung ansonste
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Fluxus Brecht, George Water-Yam. 1986. Multiple aus 102 Ereigniskarten auf kräftigem Velin (mit der Serie "Cloud-Scissors") mit originaler Pappschachtel mit typographischer Bezeichnung recto und verso. - Vereinzelte Karten mit leichter Anschmutzung ansonsten in in gutem Zustand. Ein Exemplar der 4. erweiterten Auflage. Hg. von Edition Lebeer Hossmann, Brüssel und Hamburg 1986. - Beigegeben: Ders., Sonnensalz. From the anthology of misunderstanding. 1969. Multiple of 102 event cards of strong paper (with the series "Cloud-Scissors") with original cardboard box with typographic inscription recto and verso. - Isolated cards with light soiling otherwise in good condition. - A copy of the 4th enlarged edition. - Ed. by Edition Lebeer Hossmann, Brussels and Hamburg 1986. - Added: Ders, Sun Salt. From the anthology of misunderstanding. 1969.
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
Jan. 08, 2023
Brecht, George 1 Farbserigraphie in: The green, the red, the yellow, the black, and the white. By George Brecht and Alison Knowles.. 1983. Auf chamoisfarbenem Simili-Japon. 6,5 x 15 cm (22 x 31,5 cm). Jeweils von George Brecht und Allison Knowles sig
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Brecht, George 1 Farbserigraphie in: The green, the red, the yellow, the black, and the white. By George Brecht and Alison Knowles.. 1983. Auf chamoisfarbenem Simili-Japon. 6,5 x 15 cm (22 x 31,5 cm). Jeweils von George Brecht und Allison Knowles signiert und nummeriert sowie mit handschriftlichem Zitat "The Scarlet Runner draws the white butterfly" von A. Knowles. Lose inliegend in zugehörigem Buch. Dort mit 27 weiteren Farbserigraphien. Ebenfalls auf Simili Japon und gebunden. Blattmaße je 22 x 31,5 cm. Im Kollophon nochmals von beiden Künstlern signiert und nummeriert. - Die signierte Farbserigraphie in sehr gutem Zustand. Die weiteren Serigraphien sehr punktuell mit winzigen und unwesentlichen Braunfleckchen. Insgesamt in wirklich gutem Zustand. Durchweg prachtvolle und farbintensive Drucke mit Rand und an einer Seite mit dem Schöpfrand. Eines von 80 Exemplaren. - Hg. Editions Lebeer Hossmann, Brüssel und Hamburg. - Druck bei Roel Goussey. - Handgebunden von Liliane Gerard. - Das "bean-book" basiert auf Illustrationen des "Sprach-Brockhaus - Deutsches Wörterbuch für jedermann" von 1947, mit dem sich die beiden Künstler George Brecht und Allison Knowles auseinandersetzten. 1 colour silkscreen in: The green, the red, the yellow, the black, and the white. By George Brecht and Alison Knowles. On buff simili japon. Each signed and numbered by George Brecht and Allison Knowles and with handwritten quotation "The Scarlet Runner draws the white butterfly" by A. Knowles. Loosely enclosed in the accompanying book. There with 27 further colour silkscreens. Also on Simili Japon and bound. Signed and numbered again by both artists in the collophon. - The signed colour serigraph in very good condition. The other silkscreens with tiny and insignificant brown spots. Altogether in really good condition. Throughout splendid and colour-intensive prints with margins and on one side with the scoop margin. - One of 80 copies. - Printed by Roel Goussey. - Hand-bound by Liliane Gerard. - The "bean-book" is based on illustrations from the "Sprach-Brockhaus - Deutsches Wörterbuch für jedermann" (German dictionary for everyone) from 1947, which the two artists George Brecht and Allison Knowles worked on. Dieses Werk ist regelbesteuert. Auf den Zuschlagspreis fallen 23,95% Aufgeld sowie innerhalb der EU auf den Rechnungsendbetrag 19% Mehrwertsteuer an. This work is regular taxed. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and inside the European Union 19% VAT on the final invoice amount.
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
Nov. 27, 2022
George Brecht. Notebooks I-V.
Est: €180 - €250
Juni 1958 [–] November 1960. Edited by Dieter Daniels [and] Hermann Braun. Köln, Walter König 1991 und 1997. Fünf Originalspiralblöcke, davon drei in dem Originalschuber. Faksimileausgaben der fünf originalen Notizbücher mit Notaten, Zeichnungen und Einklebungen, auch die Spiralbindung der Originale wurde nachgebildet. – Jedes Heft mit editorischen Anmerkungen. – George Brecht (1926–2008) hatte sich 1958 von den Naturwisschenschaften ab- und der Kunst zugewandt. 1959 nahm er an ersten Fluxus-Aktionen teil und wurde bald einer der führenden Vertreter dieser Kunstrichtung. 29,7 : 22,0 cm. [Keywords: ; ]
Christian Hesse Auktionen
Nov. 12, 2022
Brecht, George und Robert Filliou - La cedille qui…
Est: €200 - €300
Brecht, George und Robert Filliou La cedille qui sourit: Eine Ausstellung in drei Teilen. Mit 16 photographischen Abbildungen und einer Streichholzschachtel, in der sich 4 kleine Haken befinden. Mönchengladbach, Städtisches Museum, 47 Bl. (Text). 16 x 20,5 cm. In der illustrierten Original-Pappkassette im Stil einer Streichholzschachtel (etwas berieben, minimal fleckig). Eins von 440 nummerierten Exemplaren. - Die Textblätter mit einer Aussparung in der linken oberen Ecke, in die die Streichholzschachtel eingelegt wird. - Gut erhalten.
Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
Jun. 29, 2022
GEORGE BRECHT (1926 NEW YORK - 2008 COLOGNE), 'GAMES & PUZZLES/BEAD PUZZLE', 1983
Est: €350 - €500
George Brecht (1926 New York - 2008 Cologne), 'Games & Puzzles/Bead Puzzle', 1983, Plastic box with offset printing, contains offset card (embossed with ReFLUX), string and 7 wooden beads. 10.0 x 12.0 x 1.1 cm (closed). Published by ReFLUX Editions, cover design by George Maciunas, third edition.,
Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH
Apr. 13, 2022
BRECHT GEORGE (1926 - 2008) Bronze.
Est: €300 - €500
BRECHT GEORGE (1926 - 2008). Bronze.. 68/100. Edition, signature and year engraved at the back. Size with the frame: 37.5x47.5 cm. Francesco Conz Edition. Total edition: 100 copies numbere and signed. Small defects,. Cm 30,00 x 10,00. 1981
Capitolium Art
Apr. 07, 2022
Brecht, George: Water Yam
Est: €300 - €450
Brecht, George. Water Yam. Kartonbox mit 71 (von 102) Karten unterschiedlichen Formats (zwischen 3 x 3 cm und 15 x 12 cm). Zweiteilige Schiebeschachtel (14 x 17 x 4 cm) aus festem braunem Karton; der Schuber mit mont. Titel (Entwurf: G. Maciunas; mit kl. Randeinrissen und zwei Klebestellen; eine Kante des Bodens eingerissen ). (1962). -- Fluxus Codex S. 216. – Wohl die zweite Auflage des berühmten Künstlerbuches. Über die erste Version von Water Yam, die 1961 erschien, schreibt Dorothea Deli vom ZKM Karlsruhe (zitiert nach https://zkm.de/de/werk/water-yam): "'Water-Yam' ist eine Schachtel, die 102 weiße Karten enthält, auf denen in schwarzen Lettern Handlungsanweisungen, Ereignisse oder einzelne Gedanken geschrieben sind. Die Interpretation der Ereignisse und Umsetzung der Handlungsanweisungen sind den BesucherInnen beziehungsweise DarstellerInnen frei überlassen und die Karteikarten sind ohne jegliche Hierarchie geordnet. Der US-amerikanische Künstler George Brecht, geboren als George MacDiarmid, komponierte in den 1960er-Jahren Partituren beziehungsweise Ereignisse, die er schriftlich transkribierte, wie beispielsweise die Aktion, in der es darum geht leise Wasser zu verschütten. Inspiriert vom Komponisten John Cage entwickelte Brecht unter anderem musikalische Ereignisse, genannt event-scores, durch Zufallsverfahren und die Verwendung von Umgebungsgeräuschen. Für Water-Yam erweitert er diese event-scores für die Bereiche Malerei, Skulptur, Theater, das Alltägliche und das Außergewöhnliche, Humor, Mathematik, Logik und Irrationalität. 'Alles, was ich tue, ist, die Dinge hervorzuheben. Aber sie sind bereits da', erklärt Brecht.' Die Einfachheit und Direktheit der Karten spiegeln die partizipative und experimentelle Philosophie von Fluxus wider. Dieser internationale, avantgardistische Zusammenschluss von KünstlerInnnen in den 1960er- und 1970er-Jahren strebte eine radikale Auflösung der Grenzen zwischen den einzelnen Kunstgattungen, zwischen Kunstschaffenden und Publikum sowie zwischen Kunst und Alltag an. Für die Fluxus-KünstlerInnnen waren Schachteln und Koffer wichtige Formate, die als alternative Verbreitungsmittel eingesetzt wurden. Preiswert in der Produktion richteten sie sich mit der Herausgabe von Editionen und Multiples gegen die sogenannte Hochkunst." -- Die Box enthält auch einen grünen Blechanstecker (Durchmesser: 3,6 cm) mit der Aufschrift "Free Dick Higgins". – Exlibris; einige Karten minimal stockfleckig, sonst wohlerhalten.
Bassenge Auctions
Apr. 07, 2022
Brecht, George: La cedille qui sourit
Est: €200 - €300
Brecht, George und R. Filliou. La cedille qui sourit. Eine Ausstellung in drei Teilen. (Kassettenkatalog). 45 teils geheftete und karton. Bl. Mit zahlr. Abb., Formularen, einem Notizblock sowie einer Zündholzschachtel und 4 Schraubhaken. 21 x16 x 2 cm. Lose Bl. in Orig.-Schubschachtel (am oberen Rand licht fleckig). Mönchengladbach, Städtisches Museum, 1969. -- In der Form ganz an die berühmte "Haushaltsware"-Zündholzschachtel angelehnter Katalog zur Ausstellung in Mönchengladbach mit einer Dokumentation, Notizzetteln, mehreren Formularen ("Das nach meiner Meinung beste witzigste Ereignis") usw. – Sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bassenge Auctions
Apr. 07, 2022
Brecht, George: Games & Puzzles
Est: €200 - €300
Brecht, George. Games & Puzzles. Transparente Kunststoffbox (zerkratzt) mit 7 Fächern, 7 Utensilien und einem kl. Papierschild sowie mont. Deckelschild. 9 x 11,5 x 2 cm. Ca. 1965. -- Whitney Museum of American Art Objektnummer: 94.205.2a-e (Variante mit weißer Box) – Enthält eine türkisfarbene Perle, 4 Würfel (2 klassische Spielwürfel mit Augen, 1 Pokerwürfel und 1 Würfel mit Symbolen), ein Stempel mit der Ziffer 3, ein Steinsplitter und ein Papierschild (2,5 x 4 cm) mit dem Aufdruck "NAME KIT Spell your name." – Das Behältnis mit leichten Kratzspuren.
Bassenge Auctions
Jul. 17, 2021
BRECHT George, Acquaforte originale firmata, 1962
Est: €500 - €1,000
Artista: George Brecht Titolo: S.T. Anno: 1962 Tecnica: Acquaforte b/n Dimensioni foglio: 25 x 20 cm Dimensioni immagine: 14 x 12 cm Descrizione: Acquaforte in bianco e nero firmata in basso a destra a matita dall'Artista. Esemplare 29/60. L'opera è accompagnata da ricevuta / fattura e certificato di garanzia. Artist: George Brecht Title: S.T. Year: 1962 Media: Etching b / w Paper size: 25 x 20 cm Image size: 14 x 12 cm Description: Etching in black and white signed lower right in pencil by the Artist. Numbered 29/60. The artwork is accompanied by a receipt / invoice and guarantee certificate.
EmporiumArt
Jun. 21, 2021
[FLUXUS: OBJECTS AND BOXES] GEORGE BRECHT (1926-2008), ORIGINAL FRAMED WORK
Est: €500 - €800
Title unknown, circa 1965. Boxed assemblage. Objects in cotton-filled specimen box. 15.8 x 13 x 2 cm. Contains a half smoked sigarette, red cloth button, felt letter and unidentified dried bean or fruit. The sigarette ash has scattered a bit inside the box. Provenance: Acquired from Anna Lovell, London by Tjeerd Deelstra in the early 70s. From the private collection of George Brecht.
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Jun. 21, 2021
[FLUXUS: OBJECTS AND BOXES] GEORGE BRECHT, UNTITLED, CIRCA 1965
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
Boxed assemblage. Objects (cord and dice) in cotton-filled specimen box. 31 x 20.7 x 2 cm. Provenance: acquired from Anna Lovell, London early 1970s from the private collection of George Brecht (1926-2008). Beautiful original work by the influential American avant-garde composer, conceptual artist and Fluxus member. In near mint state. The work is pictured in Henry Martin, An introduction to Book of the Tumbler on Fire. Milan, 1978, p. 247. This book is added to the lot.
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Apr. 20, 2021
BRECHT GEORGE
Est: €3,500 - €5,000
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008) Senza titolo 1991-5 sfera di marmo inciso inserita in cubo di legno con lettere applicate cm 40x20x20 esemplare 5/8 firmato e numerato sotto la base edizione Francesco Conz Verona Untitled 1991-5 engraved marble sphere inserted in a wooden cube with applied letters 15 74x7 87x7 87 in edition 5/8 signed and numbered under the base edizione Francesco Conz Verona
Aste Boetto SRL
Apr. 20, 2021
BRECHT GEORGE
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008) Void inclusione di fossile in resina cm 31x24x5 5 firmato sul retro Void inclusion of fossil in resin 12 2x9 44x2 16 in signed on the reverse
Aste Boetto SRL
Mar. 16, 2021
GEORGE BRECHT, Fluxus artists
Est: €500 - €1,000
GEORGE BRECHT (1926 - 2008) Fluxus artists 1980 Silkscreen on glossy paper laid down on black and white poster, ed. 49/100, Edizioni Factotum Art, Verona 68 x 99 cm Signed and numbered lower right PROVENANCE: Private collection, Genoa EXHIBITED: 1990, Galleria Fontanella Borghese, Rome, 'Fluxus S.P.Q.R.' LITERATURE: AA.VV, 'Portfluxus', Factotumbook 28, Verona 1981 I. Mabellini, 'Fluxus S.P.Q.R.', catalogue of the exhibition, factotumbook 44, Verona, 1990
Art-Rite
Nov. 18, 2020
GEORGE BRECHT (AMERICAN, 1926-2008) LOTTERIA Etching: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.
Est: $150 - $300
GEORGE BRECHT (AMERICAN, 1926-2008) LOTTERIA Etching: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. Unframed; lower left numbered 52/60; lower right signed: G. Brecht Provenance: Rick Collar Collection
Potomack Company
Nov. 14, 2020
George Brecht - New York 1926 - 2008 Köln
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George Brecht New York 1926 - 2008 Köln Bronze. Bronze. 1981. 10 x 30 x 0,7 cm. Rückseitig signiert und nummeriert. (26) A/P-Exemplar 4. - Ruhé M50. - Erschienen in einer Auflage von 100 Exemplaren im Verlag von Factotum-Art in Verona.
Dr. Andreas Sturies Moderne Kunst & Auktionen
Oct. 07, 2020
GEORGE BRECHT (AMERICAN, 1926-2008) UNTITLED, 1961 Etching: 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (sight)
Est: $300 - $500
GEORGE BRECHT (AMERICAN, 1926-2008) UNTITLED, 1961 Etching: 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (sight) Framed; lower left numbered 55/60; lower right signed: G. Brecht; verso inscribed on frame Provenance: Rick Collar Collection
Potomack Company
Oct. 07, 2020
GEORGE BRECHT (AMERICAN, 1926-2008) LOTTERIA Etching: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.
Est: $200 - $400
GEORGE BRECHT (AMERICAN, 1926-2008) LOTTERIA Etching: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. Unframed; lower left numbered 52/60; lower right signed: G. Brecht Provenance: Rick Collar Collection
Potomack Company
May. 09, 2020
George Brecht - New York 1926 - 2008 Köln
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The Gibbs Paradox. Farb. Offset. 1979. 70 x 50 cm. Signiert und im Stempel nummeriert. (11) Exemplar II/X vor der Normalauflage in 100 Exemplaren. - Ruhé P8. – Erschienen in der Mappe "Hommage à Addi Köpcke" im Kopenhagener Verlag von Danske Radeerforening. – Auf leichtem, glattem Karton. - Gut erhalten.
Dr. Andreas Sturies Moderne Kunst & Auktionen
May. 02, 2020
George BRECHT / MACIUNAS: "No Smoking" Silk Screen
Est: $350 - $450
Black and white hand-pulled silk screen by George Maciunas of George Brecht's iconic "No Smoking" offset wallpaper squares, 1973. Four editions. [Image: 16 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches]. Each in very good condition.
Roland Auctions NY
Dec. 05, 2019
GEORGE BRECHT (NEW YORK CITY 1926 - 2008 KOELN), 'SONNEN SALZ' FROM THE ANTHOLOGY OF MISUNDERSTANDINGS, 1969
Est: €180 - €200
George Brecht (New York City 1926 - 2008 Koeln), 'Sonnen Salz' from the Anthology of Misunderstandings, 1969, Box with salt with two labels. 13.6 x 7.0 x 4.3 cm. Edited by the Edition VICE-Versand, Remscheid, Germany. Unlimited Edition., Schmieder V 16.
Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH
Nov. 30, 2019
Brecht, George: "The Bottle Bottle-Opener"
Est: €900 - €1,200
"The Bottle Bottle-Opener" - Multiple. Grüne Weinflasche, Metallflaschenöffner mit Korken im versiegelten Flaschenhals mit bedrucktem Titeletikett. 1966-1980. - 36,5 x 7 cm (Durchmesser). - Auf dem Etikett mit Faserstift in Schwarz monogrammiert "gb" und typographisch betitelt. Auflage 42 num. Ex. -- Herausgegeben vom Verlag Vice-Versa, Remscheid 1980. Brecht schuf insbesondere Ready mades oder auch Event-Objekte. Es handelt sich um Werke, die auf vorgefundenen Gegenständen beruhen und im Betrachter bei der Konfrontation mit dem Werk zum Ereignis werden. Unser Objekt impliziert ein phantasievoll-ironisches Spiel von "Leer-und-Voll" einer Weinflasche, die trotz versiegeltem Flaschenöffner mit Korken ausgetrunken ist. -- Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. -- Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Bassenge Auctions
Nov. 29, 2019
George Brecht - „This Sentence is Weightless“
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
George Brecht „This Sentence is Weightless“ Spring scale and 24 punched metal sheets, bound through 2 metal rings each Signed 96 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.
Grisebach
Nov. 29, 2019
Brecht, George: "For Charlie Parker" (Jazz-Serie)
Est: €300 - €400
"For Charlie Parker" (Jazz-Serie) - Aquarell und Kohle auf Velin. - 21 x 29,5 cm. - Oben rechts mit Kohle betitelt, verso mit Bleistift signiert "George Brecht" sowie "St. Wewerka". -- George Brecht nahm schon 1959 als einer der führenden Akteure an ersten Fluxus-Aktionen teil und organisierte mit Robert Watts in den frühen 1960er Jahren das "Yam Festival" in New York. Sein Werk besteht neben Objekten der Bildenden Kunst vor allem aus Readymades, aber auch aus Filmen und Büchern. Unsere Zeichnung aus Brechts "Jazz-Serie" zeigt ein Saxophon mit der graphischen Darstellung von Tönen. -- - Ausstellung: Die Kunst zu sammeln, Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, 2007 (verso mit dem Versandetikett) -- Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. -- Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Bassenge Auctions
Jan. 18, 2017
George Brecht, VOID, Fossil in Resin, c. 1980
Est: €5,600 - €7,000
Fossil included in resin George Brecht (1926-2008) US-American artist of the Fluxus movement Titled VOID lower right on the fossil; signed GBrecht on the reverse of the fossil Literature (added to the painting): Henry Martin, Concerning George Brechts VOID, Archive F. Conz, 2000, p. 21 (ill.) Dimensions: 31 x 23.5 x 5.5 cm Provenance: Private collection, Italy Part of a series of fossils that George Brecht has conceived in collaboration with the collector and publisher Francesco Conz. The word VOID stands for silence or nothingness and is a symbol of the mysteriousness and inexplicability of art works. Condition: The work is in good condition with slight scratches on the resin. George Brecht (1926-2008) Born in New York, George Brecht is an early and important representative of Fluxus. In the 1940s, he studied at the College of Pharmacy and Science in Philadelphia and worked as a chemist and engineer until the mid-1960s. In 1958 and 1959 he attended the course Experimental Composition by John Cage at the New School for Social Research in New York. In 1959 he participated in the first Fluxus actions. Since 1965 he lived near Nice, operating there the business La cédille qui sourit along with Robert Filliou. 1966 was followed by the establishment of the Non-École de Villefrance. In the late 1960s Brecht worked as a professor at the College of Art and Design in Leeds. Brecht created especially ready-mades and Event objects consisting of found objects whose consideration should create an event for art lovers. In 1970 Brecht moved to Düsseldorf and two years later to Cologne. In the 1980s he ceased his artistic activities and worked on books, compositions and films. Brecht has exhibited at the documenta 5, 6 and 8 in Kassel. In 2006 he was awarded the Berlin Art Prize at the Akademie der Künste. (cko) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Dec. 01, 2016
George Brecht, VOID, Fossil in Resin, c. 1980
Est: €5,600 - €7,000
Fossil included in resin George Brecht (1926-2008) US-American artist of the Fluxus movement Titled VOID lower right on the fossil; signed GBrecht on the reverse of the fossil Literature (added to the painting): Henry Martin, Concerning George Brechts VOID, Archive F. Conz, 2000, p. 21 (ill.) Dimensions: 31 x 23.5 x 5.5 cm Provenance: Private collection, Italy Part of a series of fossils that George Brecht has conceived in collaboration with the collector and publisher Francesco Conz. The word VOID stands for silence or nothingness and is a symbol of the mysteriousness and inexplicability of art works. Condition: The work is in good condition with slight scratches on the resin. George Brecht (1926-2008) Born in New York, George Brecht is an early and important representative of Fluxus. In the 1940s, he studied at the College of Pharmacy and Science in Philadelphia and worked as a chemist and engineer until the mid-1960s. In 1958 and 1959 he attended the course Experimental Composition by John Cage at the New School for Social Research in New York. In 1959 he participated in the first Fluxus actions. Since 1965 he lived near Nice, operating there the business La cédille qui sourit along with Robert Filliou. 1966 was followed by the establishment of the Non-École de Villefrance. In the late 1960s Brecht worked as a professor at the College of Art and Design in Leeds. Brecht created especially ready-mades and Event objects consisting of found objects whose consideration should create an event for art lovers. In 1970 Brecht moved to Düsseldorf and two years later to Cologne. In the 1980s he ceased his artistic activities and worked on books, compositions and films. Brecht has exhibited at the documenta 5, 6 and 8 in Kassel. In 2006 he was awarded the Berlin Art Prize at the Akademie der Künste. (cko) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Oct. 25, 2016
BRECHT GEORGE
Est: €1,000 - €1,100
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008) Experimental Enlargement 1985-86 serigrafia su tela cm 99x105 esemplare 16/20 firmato e numerato in basso a destra timbro edizioni Francesco Conz Verona Experimental Enlargement 1985-86 silkscreen on canvas 38 97x41 33 in edition 16/20 signed and numbered lower right stamp of edizioni Francesco Conz Verona
Aste Boetto SRL
Oct. 25, 2016
BRECHT GEORGE
Est: €1,250 - €1,400
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008) Bronze 1981 bronzo cm 10x30x0 7 esemplare 23/100 firmato datato e titolato sul retro Bronze 1981 bronze 3 93x11 81x0 27 in edition 23/100 signed dated and titled on the reverse
Aste Boetto SRL
Oct. 25, 2016
BRECHT GEORGE
Est: €1,200 - €1,400
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008) Deck by George Brecht A Flux Game Carte da gioco in scatola originale cm 9 3x6 8x2 2 Deck by George Brecht A Flux Game playing cards in original box 3 66x2 67x0 86 in
Aste Boetto SRL
Oct. 25, 2016
BRECHT GEORGE
Est: €500 - €550
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008) A Flux Game by George Brecht Re-Flux scatola originale cm 12x9 5 A Flux Game by George Brecht Re-Flux original box 4 72x3 74 in
Aste Boetto SRL
Oct. 07, 2016
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008) Exhibit 47, From Book of the Tumbler on Fire
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008) Exhibit 47, From Book of the Tumbler on Fire thread, beads, glass, metal comb and photographic paper on cotton in glass faced cardboard box 12 ¼ x 8 ¼in. (31 x 20.9cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 04, 2016
George Brecht, Bronze
Est: €400 - €600
George Brecht, Bronze, Signed and dated, Bronze, 4 1/8 × 11 3/4 in.
Grisebach
Nov. 12, 2015
FLUXUS A small collection of Fluxus items.
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
FLUXUS A small collection of Fluxus items. Includes 4 Fluxkits by GEORGE BRECHT. Closed on Mondays: A Flux Game * Games and Puzzles (Name Kit) * Games and Puzzles (Bead Puzzle) * Deck: A Flux Game * DIETER ROTH. Taschenzimmer, small plastic box with lid with a print of a table and the remains of a banana slice * JOSEF BEUYS. Intuition Box, wood and nails, 1968. Signed and dated in pencil, verso * KEN FRIEDMAN. Collage with wood, string and printer's plate, 1974 * KLAUS STAECK. Sieg Heil, wood plaque with brass knuckles, 1970. Signed in pencil * and a molded plastic "ticket" to ICES-72, the International Carnival of Experimental Sound, John Cage, David Tudor et la, London, 1972. Ex-collection Barry McCallion, of the Fluxus Movement, New York. Fluxus, active from the early 1960s through the late 1970s, was an avant-garde, multimedia artistic movement founded by Lithuanian-born George Maciunas (1931-1978). With ideological ties to Dadaism, Fluxus utilized a myriad of mediums, including performance art, music, found material, ephemera and poetry, with the idea of making art accessible and negating its highfalutin, elitist status. Fluxus artists combined art with the everyday experience, effectively embuing everything with the potential to be art and everyone with the capacitiy to understand, interact with and experience it. The use of ephemeral objects, such as the contents of Fluxkits, emphasizes the fleeting nature of existence (the flux) that these artists aimed to capture and celebrate.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 06, 2015
GEORGE BRECHT (1926-2008): LE MAT
Est: $800 - $1,200
GEORGE BRECHT (1926-2008): LE MAT Mixed media, with label from Fischbach Gallery, NY. 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. Note: Brecht was an early conceptual artist and avant-garde composer. He was a central member of the Fluxus group and one of the originators of 'participatory art'.
STAIR
Oct. 29, 2014
George Brecht (1926-2008) - Unititled
Est: £200 - £300
George Brecht (1926-2008) - Unititled etching, 1962, signed in pencil, numbered 6/60, on wove paper, with full margins, 142 x 160 mm (5 5/8 x 6 1/4 in)
Dreweatts 1759
May. 31, 2014
George Brecht, Untitled, 1991/1995
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Signed on the edition label verso. Edition Francesco Conz, Verona. Numbered AP 1/2 of a total of 10 copies. On the wooden plinth with cirumferential logo 'Names and Forms are as children's playthings all imagined'. Marble and wood
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Jun. 01, 2012
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008)
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008) Exhibit encre sérigraphique sur toile 46 x 46 cm. (18 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.) Réalisé en 1964.
Christie's
May. 31, 2012
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008)
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
GEORGE BRECHT (1925-2008) Exhibit encre sérigraphique sur toile 46 x 46 cm. (18 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.) Réalisé en 1964.
Christie's