‘At one point, as I was working on a painting with a brush, and white and black paint, I noticed that there was some paint left behind on the brush. The paint on the brush had the same texture, it corresponded with the paint on the canvas. Eventually the right-hand painting became the brush for the left-hand painting.
In fact I am not particularly interested in how the idea (painting) has turned out. Since you are painting with paint, unexpected and unpredictable things happen – fortunately.
For instance: I have a black painting and a white painting, the same size, and I brush the one with the other from left to right. Then I walk right out the door’ – Rob van Koningsbruggen
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The canvases, stretchers and attachments are in generally good condition. The work is structurally sound. There is surface dust and dirt in places. There is some staining in places, coherent with the oil paint used. There is some wear and rubbing to the extreme edges and corners. When examined under ultraviolet light, the upper area of the left canvas fluoresces in a manner consistent with an overpainting, presumably by the artist himself. It is our opinion that the work is in very good condition.
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Lot 14Sale 21351
UntitledROB VAN KONINGSBRUGGEN (b. 1948)Estimate: EUR 20,000 - 30,000
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