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Norbert Bisky artwork – Dorotheum 2026

Sold for €45,000 at Dorotheum on May 20, 2026.

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(born in Leipzig in 1970) Sündenbock, 2005, signed, dated and titled on the reverse, oil on canvas, 200 x 150 cm This work is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity signed by the artist Provenance: Galerie Suzanne Tarasiève, Paris (stamp on the stretcher) Giuseppe Iannaccone Collection, Milan European Private Collection Exhibited: Paris, Norbert Bisky, Deluge, Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve, 16 April-31 May 2005, exh. cat. p. 19 with ill. Berlin, Norbert Bisky, Malerei, Künstlerhaus Bethanien (Studio 1), 5–29 May 2005, pp. 33–52 Vilnius, Norbert Bisky, Total Care, CAC, Contemporary Art Center, 17 November 2006–7 January 2007, pp. 76/101 Paris, Tous Cannibales, La Maison Rouge Fondation, Antoine de Galbert,11 February-15 May 2011, then Berlin, Me Collectors Room, 28 May-18 September 2011 Berlin, Norbert Bisky-Zentrifuge, Kunsthalle Rostock, 16 November 2014–15 February 2015, pp. 80–81/134 Milan, Da Cindy Sherman a Francesco Vezzoli. 80 Artisti Contemporanei, Palazzo Reale, 7 March-4 May 2025, exh. cat. pp. 220/234–235 Note: Sündenbock (2005) tackles the theme of cannibalism as a cultural taboo. The artist uses it as a metaphor to explore issues related to society, religion and the perception of Western civilization, prompting the viewer to question the boundaries between nature and culture.

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