Politikkätzchen "Pfötchen hoch" (zweiteilig). 2007.
Oil, acrylic and paper collage on canvas.
Monogrammed and dated in the lower right corner. Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed with the work number “MEE/M 1729” and “rechts” and “links” on the reverse of the canvas. Each 220 x 190 cm (86.6 x 74.8 in). [AW].

• Colorful two-part work comprising painting, text, and a typical Meese collage.
• Meese's iconic and often enigmatic titles encourage viewers to reflect on art.
• The artist's works are included in the collections of, among others, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Centre Pompidou, Paris, the Saatchi Gallery, London, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich.

PROVENANCE: Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin (with the gallery label on stretcher and various stamps).
Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow.
Private collection (acquired from the above).
Private collection, Berlin (acquired from the above in 2014).

EXHIBITION: Bad Planet, Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow, April 15 - May 14, 2008.

LITERATURE: Christie's, Amsterdam, 3049th auction, November 4/5, 2014, lot 155.
Jonathan Meese in an interview with Alain Bieber, artnet, May 19, 2006