LOT ISA Auctionata Auktionen AG  /  Soviet Space Memorabilia  / 

15

Andora (b. 1958), Two Space Paintings, 1997

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 EUR Estimated At:640.00 - 800.00 EUR
Andora (b. 1958), Two Space Paintings, 1997
Mixed Media on canvas
Germany, 1997
Andora (b. 1958) – German artist, pop art painter and cosmonaut
Signed, copyright and dated each lower right ‘andora © ´97’
Titled lower left ‘eintauchen’ and ‘wahrschein’
Dimensions: each 80 x 60.5 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Collection Andora, Germany
Two paintings of the artist with space subjects

These two paintings, executed in mixed media on canvas, by the German artist Andora, depicts two space subjects. The artist, who himself completed the training as a cosmonaut in the Russian training center Star City for cosmonauts, has reflected on this experience in the main body of his work. Here depicted are typical compositions of the artist that are inspired by pop art and surrounded by a rush of colors. Centrally in ‘eintauchen’ (= immensing) is a downward springing orb. The painting titled ‘wahrschein’ shows an alien figure that is crowned by a halo.



Both paintings are signed, copyright and dated each lower right ‘andora © ´97’. They are both titled lower left ‘eintauchen’ and ‘wahrschein’. The paintings are in very good condition without any noteworthy traces. The dimensions of the stretcher frame are each 80 x 60.5 cm.

Andora (b. 1958)

Grown up as Andreas Hoge in Berlin-East, in the course of his career the artist, pop art painter and cosmonaut put on the pseudonym Andora. Accused of preparing for the flight from the GDR, he was expatriated to Berlin-West. He studied social education from 1980 until 1984. Afterwards, he started creating his first paintings that were of neo-expressionist manner. Later, conceptual installations and video techniques succeeded. Andora left the traditional canvas as a painting surface in the 90s and entered the three-dimensional reality with his pictorial language of bizarre creatures of a comic-like world and painted everyday objects. He accepted various commissions by large corporations, for example by WEST. This culminated in painting a Russian Proton rocket, which was then shot into space. Today, Andora lives and works in Berlin.


Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Due to the legal obligation for the resale royalty in the art market the following applies: As a result of its membership in the AV Kunst, Auctionata charges additionally to the hammer price the contribution to the AV Kunst of currently 2.1% of the revenues from the sale of fine arts and photographs pro rata towards the buyer. More information about royalty right in our T&C.
Sign In to Bookmark Lot