Imi Knoebel, "Paquirri". Mixed media with acrylic on hardboard, fixed on wooden frame rails. (19)84. Approx. 199 x 171.5 cm. Monogrammed and dated lower right, dated and titled again on verso. Enclosed: Same, portfolio with 54 die-cuts on wove paper (papier vélin) as well as accompanying booklet, in O.-Ln. cassette, published by Deichtorhallen Hamburg, 1992, die-cuts to approx. 14 x 16 cm (sheet size approx. 30 x 23.5 cm), one of 600 copies numbered on verso of accompanying booklet. Literature: Martin, Dirk (ed.), Imi Knoebel. Works from 1966 to 2006, Bielefeld 2007, with col. Fig. p. 112. Taxation: differential taxation (VAT: Margin Scheme).

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