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Shutter's Lullaby / Ellipse for Städel, Olaf Nicolai

Olaf Nicolai

Shutter's Lullaby / Ellipse for Städel

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Shutter's Lullaby / Ellipse for Städel, 2012

Kleine Ellipse: 270 x 425 x 227 cm
Große Ellipse: 270 x 573 x 378.5 cm

Physical Description: Metal construction, curtains of black plastic beads

Inventory Number: St.P658

Acquisition: Acquired in 2013 with funds from the Städelkomitee 21. Jahrhundert, property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Status: Not on display

Work Data

Basic Information

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Contemporary Art 1945-present

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright: © Courtesy Galerie EIGEN + ART Leipzig / Berlin / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024

Acquisition: Acquired in 2013 with funds from the Städelkomitee 21. Jahrhundert, property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Work Content

Motifs and References

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Primary

0Abstract, Non-representational Art
61F(STÄDEL GARTEN (Frankfurt am Main))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (STÄDEL GARTEN (Frankfurt am Main))
61F(STÄDEL MUSEUM (Frankfurt am Main))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (STÄDEL MUSEUM (Frankfurt am Main))
13C24labyrinth, maze ~ magic mathematical figures
49D371ellipse

Secondary

31A274movement ~ objects
22C4(BLACK)colours, pigments, and paints: black
61E(FRANKFURT AM MAIN)names of cities and villages (FRANKFURT AM MAIN)

Associative

41A333window shutters

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18.07.2024