Bett No. 6 (Schlafsaal). 1972.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse, as well as inscribed with dimensions and technique. 115 x 110 cm (45.2 x 43.3 in).
[AR].
• Early work from the group of the "Institution Paintings" created in the 1970s.
• In rooms devoid of people and color, the artist uses a period from his own life as a motif.
• He was awarded the Villa Massimo Prize in the year the work was created.
• From 1991-2004 he was principal of the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.
• His works are regularly exhibited at international art fairs and in museums, most recently at the Albertina in Vienna (Ben Willikens. Kälte - Räume) in 2022.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany.

"The world is an institution, man its inmate. If I were to paint nature, I would need the colors of nature. But as I paint my human labyrinth, I need gray."
Ben Willikens, 1982, quoted from the artist's website: www.benwillikens.de/werke/

In good condition. With isolated rubbings, somewhat more pronounced in the lower right. A small loss in the upper left corner. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.