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Imi Knoebel (born Dessau, 1940) is a German artist. Knoebel is known for his minimalist, abstract painting and sculpture. The "Messerschnitt" or "knife cuts," are a recurring technique he employs, along with his regular use of the primary colours, red, yellow and blue. Knoebel lives and works in Düsseldorf.
[Ketterer Kunst Auctions, Munich - Acrylic paint on strutted square-cut aluminium pipes, 26 x 34 x 20 cm]