Oil on canvas. Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed with “oben” on the reverse of the stretcher, and inscribed with a direction arrow. 130 x 180 cm. . [AW].

• Peter Brüning transfers the signs and symbols of maps and road signs into his distinctive pictorial language.
• Shortly after its creation, the work was exhibited on multiple occasions.
• Participant in documenta II, III, and 4 (1959, 1964, 1968).
• Brüning’s works are in, among others, the Sammlung Ludwig, Aachen, the Osthaus Museum, Hagen, and the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
LITERATURE: Marie-Luise Otten, Peter Brüning. Studien zu Entwicklung und Werk. Catalogue raisonné, Cologne 1988, CR no. 628 (illustrated in black and white on p. 408).

Peter Brüning. Bilder und Objekte, Städtisches Museum Mönchengladbach, Sept. 1-Oct. 16, 1966, cat. no. 23. Peter Brüning. Bilder. Objekte. Zeichnungen, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Städtische Kunstsammlungen, Bonn, Jan. 25-Mar. 5, 1972, cat. no. 23. Peter Brüning. Bilder. Objekte. Zeichnungen. Graphik. 1960 bis 1970, Galerie Veith Turske, Cologne, Feb. 28-Apr. 12, 1975. Peter Brüning - Vom Informel zu den kartographischen Bildern und Zeichnungen, Galerie Elke und Werner Zimmer, Düsseldorf, Mar. 21-May 12, 1984

Turske Fine Art, Cologne (with a gallery label on the back of the stretcher). Galerie Michael Haas, Zurich. Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin (acquired from the above in 2019)

In good condition, with vibrant colors. Small brown spots in places and slight soiling, particularly along the edges of the painting. Rubbing along the edges of the painting, with isolated areas of minor color loss and partial slight craquelure. The canvas is slightly uneven in places, particularly near the edges. A few small retouched spots in the lower right corner of the painting. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source, and to the best of our knowledge and belief.