Gouache. Signed, dated and titled lower right. On wove paper. 74.7 x 99.8 cm. , the full sheet. [AW].
• Early work by the celebrated protagonist of the New Leipzig School: a combination of painterly and figurative elements, symbolism, and a touch of mystery.
• Between 1989 and 1995, paper was Rauch's preferred medium.
• Rauch's works can be found in renowned international museums, including the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Kunsthalle Hamburg, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
LITERATURE: Christie's, London, 7358th auction, February 9, 2007, lot 381 (illustrated on p. 116).