SCHÜTTE, THOMAS
1954 Oldenburg
Title: Modell 1:50.
Date: 1980.
Technique: Balsa wood, card and colour silkscreen on wove paper .
Measurement: 10 x 20 x 12cm.
Notation: Signed, titled and dated on the underside: Thomas Schütte Model 1:50 Sept. 1980.
The balsa wood staircase section is removable
Provenance:
- Kasper König Collection, Berlin (directly from the artist)
- Architectural model created for the three-part "Westkunst Modelle" series
- In addition to the ship model shown here, there were also the crate and stage models
- The "Westkunst Modelle" form the beginning of Schütte's oeuvre and were on display until the beginning of the year in a retrospective as 1:1 formats at the De Pont Museum in Tillburg, 2023/24.