Hans Platschek (1923 - 2000) - photo 1

Hans Platschek

Hans Platschek was a German artist, art critic and writer.

Hans Platschek gained recognition as an artist of Tachism or Informel. But by the time the abstract, automatic art of Informel had gained international recognition, he had already shown an interest in the new figuration. He was fiercely critical of pop art as 'consumer art'.

Placzek's essays, which only on the surface appear to be polemical, made him a household name among the art interested public outside Germany from the 1960s onwards. Even today many connoisseurs consider his texts to be of great freshness and clarity.

Date and place of birt:12 march 1923, Berlin, Germany
Date and place of death:9 february 2000, Hamburg, Germany
Nationality:Germany, Uruguay
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Portraitist, Writer
Genre:Genre art, Portrait, Still life
Art style:Tachisme, Informalism, Contemporary art
Technique:Pencil, Collage, Mixed media, Oil, Oil on canvas

Creators Germany

Max Bill (1908 - 1994)
Max Bill
1908 - 1994
Wilhelm Buddenberg (1890 - 1967)
Wilhelm Buddenberg
1890 - 1967
Carl Strathmann (1866 - 1939)
Carl Strathmann
1866 - 1939
Israhel van Meckenem (1445 - 1503)
Israhel van Meckenem
1445 - 1503
Adolf Münzer (1870 - 1953)
Adolf Münzer
1870 - 1953
Ismail Coban (1945)
Ismail Coban
1945
Hanna Bekker vom Rath (1893 - 1983)
Hanna Bekker vom Rath
1893 - 1983
Wilhelm Brücke (1800 - 1874)
Wilhelm Brücke
1800 - 1874
Friedrich Heimerdinger (1817 - 1882)
Friedrich Heimerdinger
1817 - 1882
Carlos Schwabe (1866 - 1926)
Carlos Schwabe
1866 - 1926
Anton Stankowski (1906 - 1998)
Anton Stankowski
1906 - 1998
Carl Yerres (1870 - 1947)
Carl Yerres
1870 - 1947
Robert Kummer (1810 - 1889)
Robert Kummer
1810 - 1889
Willi Ulfig (1910 - 1983)
Willi Ulfig
1910 - 1983
Arthur Kampf (1864 - 1950)
Arthur Kampf
1864 - 1950
Hans von Hayek (1869 - 1940)
Hans von Hayek
1869 - 1940

Creators Contemporary art

Zdenka Braunerova (1858 - 1934)
Zdenka Braunerova
1858 - 1934
Boris Vasil'evich Vlasov (1936 - 1981)
Boris Vasil'evich Vlasov
1936 - 1981
Peter Strang (1936 - 2022)
Peter Strang
1936 - 2022
Alexey Sergeevich Mikhailov (1926 - 1993)
Alexey Sergeevich Mikhailov
1926 - 1993
Klaus Fussmann (1938)
Klaus Fussmann
1938
Huma Bhabha (1962)
Huma Bhabha
1962
Rudolf Kurz (1952)
Rudolf Kurz
1952
Sergey Petrovich Tkachyov (1922 - 2022)
Sergey Petrovich Tkachyov
1922 - 2022
Peter Cain (1959 - 1997)
Peter Cain
1959 - 1997
Kurt Sandweg (1927 - 2008)
Kurt Sandweg
1927 - 2008
John Bock (1965)
John Bock
1965
Hannah van Bart (1963)
Hannah van Bart
1963
Evelyn Neumann (?)
Evelyn Neumann
?
Friedrich Kurt Fiedler (1894 - 1950)
Friedrich Kurt Fiedler
1894 - 1950
Isaac Aronovich Davidovich (1911 - 1993)
Isaac Aronovich Davidovich
1911 - 1993
Jan Lenica (1928 - 2001)
Jan Lenica
1928 - 2001
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