Günther Uecker
1930 - 2025

Geheimnisskulptur II. 1995.
Black oil paint on lead, fabric, wood, nails, contents.
Signed, dated, and titled on a Polaroid photo. Signed, dated, and titled on a sheet of paper, as well as with a drawing and the dimensions. 42 x 42 x 42 cm (16.5 x 16.5 x 16.5 in). [AW].

• An impressive and enigmatic work in the true style of the ZERO artist.
• Created for the project “Das Heilige” (The Sacred), which connects religious congregations in Recklinghausen and Marl with Günther Uecker’s art class at the Düsseldorf Art Academy.
• Uecker designed this sculpture specifically for the entrance area of the synagogue in Recklinghausen.
• Another work from this series, “Geheimnisskulptur,” is on display at the Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck in Remagen from February through June 2026.
• This unique piece is offered on the international auction market for the first time.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (gifted from the artist in 1995).

EXHIBITION: Das Heilige, Recklinghausen and Marl, June 4-July 2, 1995, cat. p. 54 (illustrated in b/w on p. 55).

"Geheimnisskulptur, (“Mystery Sculpture,
umschlossen, inwändig, enclosed, inward,
verbunden, lautlos, connected, silent,
Vorstellungen weckend. evoking ideas.
Die stumme Vertrautheit The silent familiarity
in Erinnerung in memory
erlebt als Geheimnis experienced as a mystery
aus erinnerbarer Herkunft, of memories of origin,
die uns verbindet, connecting us,
im Einvernehmen in harmony
mit denen, die behutsam Inneres with those who
bewahren." preserve what lies within.”)

Günther Uecker, accompanying poem to the work “Geheimnisskulptur,” 1995, quoted from: Philipp-Nicolai Gemeinde Recklinghausen et al. (eds.), *Das Heilige*, Düsseldorf 1995, p. 54