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Quirky German artist Martin Kippenberger made good use of the notepaper provided by hotels in the many countries he visited – he used it as a raw material for hundreds of sketches and drawings.<\/p>\n
The collection of artwork, known as \u201cthe Hotel Drawings\u201d was created over a period of approximately 10 years, from 1997 until the artist\u2019s death, and resembled a sort of travel diary.<\/p>\n
Kippenberger used to live in hotels for weeks – even months – at a time. Sometimes his drawings were related to projects he was working on, but not always. The sketches became valuable as Kippenberger\u2019s reputation grew.<\/p>\n
One of them was a self-portrait drawn in coloured pencil on a sheet of paper from the Hotel Washington, and it sold for more than \u00a3200,000. He portrayed himself with hands clasped behind his back, standing in a corner like a naughty schoolboy.<\/p>\n
Other Kippenberger drawings featured lamps, kitsch, erotica, and food, particularly his favourite dish, noodles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Quirky German artist Martin Kippenberger made good use of the notepaper provided by hotels in the many countries he visited – he used it as a raw material for hundreds of sketches and drawings. The collection of artwork, known as \u201cthe Hotel Drawings\u201d was created over a period of approximately 10 years, from 1997 until […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists_and_graphics_supplies","category-Office_and_Personal_Planning"],"yoast_head":"\n