Dithyrambe. 1964.
Glue-bound distemperon canvas.
Signed in the lower right. 149 x 147 cm (58.6 x 57.8 in).
[MH].

• Dythrambic work from the artist's early creative phase.
• A reflection of Lüpertz's characteristic fusion of spontaneity and control and his masterful treatment of form and color.
• Markus Lüpertz seeks to impose a structure on existing objects and to cultivate a unique style in the process.
• Comparable works from his early period are rarely offered on the international auction market.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Prof. Markus Lüpertz, to whom we are grateful for his kind expert advice.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich.
Private collection (since 1978, acquired from the above).
Private collection, Bavaria (by donation from the above).

"Creating a painting style means imposing a structure on existing objects to make them suitable for the dithyrambic style .” (quoted from: Armin Zweite (ed.), Markus Lüpertz. Gemälde - Skulpturen, Düsseldorf 1996. p. 14.