Horst Antes (1936)

Horst Antes

Horst Antes was a German painter, graphic artist and sculptor, a pioneer of the new figurative painting in Germany.

After studying at the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts from 1957 to 1959, Antes taught there himself and later became a professor there.

Antes became known for the Kopffüßler (head-foot) image, which has been a recurring theme in his paintings, sculptures and graphic works since the early 1960s. Antes' work is represented in several major collections in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and elsewhere in Germany.