WILLI KISSMER

Titled verso "Schwarzer Altar" and dated 1991, a triptych comprising two original mixed media paintings (acrylic and paper collage on board) measuring 67.9 x 45.7cm (26 3/4 x 18in) each, and the centre piece measuring 67.9 x 14.3cm (26 3/4 x 5 5/8in); Provenance: artist's studio label verso, original price $20,000; present private collection, London; Willi Kissmer, German, 1951-2018, established his studio and workshop in the "Hebeturm" tower in Duisburg in 1989 and later held numerous exhibitions throughout the U.S. and England; original paintings by Kissmer are very rare to appear for sale, with only 8 records available from the past 15 years; he also worked in bronze and stone, watercolour, pastel, and was a talented photographer