Ed io anche son architetto, 1989
Set of 3 aquatints, 1 heliogravure and 1 offset print, on rag paper, each print 108 x 81 cm (42½ x 32 in), each signed and numbered. Edition of 12 in red as illustrated (plus 30 in caput mortuum and 30 in veronese).
Set from edition of 12: EUR 4,500 / Set from edition of 30: EUR 3,500
Like several of Gerhard Merz's works, this edition also makes reference to architecture. Merz has repeatedly explored the idea that, as a painter, he is also an architect. The title of this work – “ed io anche son architetto” (Italian: “I too am an architect”) – is a reversal of a quote by the French neoclassical architect Étienne-Louis Boullée: “ed io anche son pittore” (Italian: “I too am a painter”).
