Das Luftpumpen-Museum, 1972

Title

Das Luftpumpen-Museum (Original Title)

Title Translation

The Air Pump-Museum

Artist

• Wolf Vostell

Serial Number / Edition

62 / 200

Period Produced

• 20th century

School

• conceptual art
• expanded painting

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

B/W-Photo, masking tape, bicycle tyre inflator (metal), cardboard and glazed box-frame

Material

• cardboard
• metal
• glass
• wood
• photograph

Technique

• collage

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Contemporary Art 1945-present

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024

Acquisition

Acquired in 2010 as a gift from Petra and Helmut Rumbler

Genre

• concept
• city view
• architecture

Main Motif

• building
• bridge
• everyday object
• overlay
• Cologne
• Cologne-Deutz
• Rhine
• Bridge Hohenzollern (Cologne)
• Deutz suspension bridge (Cologne)
• Messeturm (Cologne)
• Opera Cologne
• City hall, Cologne
• Great St. Martin (Cologne)
• Minorite monastery (Cologne)
• St. Peter (Cologne)
• Small St. Martin (Cologne)
• St. Mary's in the Capitol (Cologne)
• Antoniterkirche (Cologne)
• Martinsviertel (Cologne)
• St. Maurice (Cologne)

Persons Shown

• William I (German Emperor)
• William II (German Emperor)

Associated Persons and Institutions

• 4711 (company)
• Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
• Museum Ludwig

Primary

• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 48C1 architecture
• 61E(KÖLN) names of cities and villages (KÖLN)
• 61E(KÖLN-DEUTZ) names of cities and villages (KÖLN-DEUTZ)
• 25H213 river
• 61D(RHEIN) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (RHEIN) (RHEIN)
• 46C112 bridge
• 61F(HOHENZOLLERNBRÜCKE (Köln)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (HOHENZOLLERNBRÜCKE (Köln))

Secondary

• 61F(DEUTZER BRÜCKE (Köln)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (DEUTZER BRÜCKE (Köln))
• 61F(MESSETURM (Köln)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (MESSETURM (Köln))
• 61F(OPER KÖLN) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (OPER KÖLN)
• 61F(GROSS ST. MARTIN (Köln)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GROSS ST. MARTIN (Köln))
• 61F(MINORITENKLOSTER (Köln)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (MINORITENKLOSTER (Köln))
• 61F(RATHAUS (Köln)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (RATHAUS (Köln))
• 61F(SANKT PETER (Köln)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SANKT PETER (Köln))
• 61F(KLEIN SANKT MARTIN (Köln)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (KLEIN SANKT MARTIN (Köln))
• 61F(SANKT MARIA IM KAPITOL (Köln)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SANKT MARIA IM KAPITOL (Köln))
• 61F(ANTONITERKIRCHE (Köln)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ANTONITERKIRCHE (Köln))
• 61F(MARTINSVIERTEL (Köln)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (MARTINSVIERTEL (Köln))
• 61F(ST. MAURITIUS (Köln)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ST. MAURITIUS (Köln))
• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
• 11Q712 church (exterior)
• 11Q7121(TOWER) parts of church exterior and annexes: tower
• 25G3 trees