Post War — 1215. Auction ONLINE ONLY | Abstraction to Figuration. 70 Works from a Rhenish Collection
Friedrich Werthmann was a German artist and sculptor, one of the pioneers of Düsseldorf's legendary reputation as the creative centre of post-war Germany and a member of Gruppe 53, from which the ZERO artists' association later emerged.
Friedrich Werthmann's steel sculptures associated with Tachisme and Informel can be found in famous museums and private collections, as well as in prominent public places in many European cities.
Peter Royen is a Dutch and German painter, graphic artist and sculptor, member of the Malkasten Association of Artists.
Peter Royen is widely known for his white silent paintings, for which he has been called the "artist of silence". Royen endlessly experimented with his beloved white, layering and layering it in different variations, combining it with other colors. Right angles, squares, rectangles, stripes feel comfortable in white, sometimes they are lost in it or even dissolve.
Bruno Goller was a German painter. He received his painting training from the Düsseldorf landscape painter Julius Jungheim. Bruno Goller belonged to the artists' community "Das junge Rheinland", which he joined as early as 1920. In 1928 he participated in the founding of the "Rheinische Sezession".
Jürgen Partenheimer is a German artist. Since coming to prominence through his participation in the Paris Biennial in 1980 and the Venice Biennial in 1986, his work has been shown internationally. His practice includes painting, drawing and sculpture, and draws on theory, poetry and prose. His art has been referred to as metaphysical realism.
