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Moritz Götze is a German artist, publisher and art collector. His oeuvre comprises paintings, silkscreen prints, enamel paintings and mosaics, graphics and sculptures.
Melvin John Ramos was an American figurative painter, specializing most often in paintings of female nudes, whose work incorporates elements of realist and abstract art.
Norbert Prangenberg was an abstract painter, sculptor, and engraver. Though he had no formal training and did not fully engage with art until his 30s, Prangenberg did finally come up with a style that was uniquely his own, not fitting comfortably into the neo-expressionist or neo-geo movements of his time, in the 1970s and 1980s. At this time, he was considered a major figure in contemporary German art. Though he got his start with abstract paintings, he also became known for making sculptures of all sizes; and while his work initially appears abstract, the titles given sometimes allude to the human body or a landscape. As a trained gold- and silversmith, as well as a glassblower, he always showed an attention to materials and how they could be physically engaged with. He was interested in how his own two hands could affect the painting or sculpture's surface. Traces of the artist's hand appear literally throughout his entire oeuvre, before he lost the battle with liver cancer in 2012.
Parker Ito is an American contemporary artist. He was raised in Long Beach, California and currently works in Los Angeles. Ito's art practice encompasses a wide range of media, including painting, sculpture, video, performance, and installation.
Ito is known for his exploration of the intersection of technology and contemporary art. He often incorporates digital elements into his work, such as using UV printing on canvas, digital painting, and 3D printing. Ito's work also frequently deals with issues of identity, representation, and the commodification of art.
Ito has exhibited his work in numerous solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums around the world.
Günther Uecker is a German sculptor, op artist and installation artist.
Johnny Friedlaender was a leading German/French 20th-century artist, whose works have been exhibited in Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Japan and the United States. He has been influential upon other notable artists, who were students in his Paris gallery. His preferred medium of aquatint etching is a technically difficult artistic process, of which Friedlaender has been a pioneer.
Horst Janssen was a German graphic artist, printmaker, poster and illustrator. He created many drawings, etchings, woodcuts, lithographs, and woodcuts.
There is a museum dedicated to his legacy in Horst Janssen's hometown of Oldenburg. His works are represented internationally in major museums.
Elger Esser is a German landscape photographer, living in Düsseldorf. "He is primarily associated with large-format images of European lowlands with his characteristic low horizon lines, pale luminous colours and vast skies".
Esser's work is held in many public collections such as the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art in New York. He has won the Rheinischer Kunstpreis and the Oskar Schlemmer Prize.
Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc, a pivotal figure in German Expressionism, remains celebrated for his innovative contributions to 20th-century art. Born in Munich, Bavaria, within the German Empire on February 8, 1880, Marc's journey into the art world was profoundly influenced by his education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. His distinct artistic vision is most famously encapsulated in works like "The Tower of Blue Horses", "Yellow Cow", and "Blue Horse I", each radiating with vibrant colors and emotional depth. Marc's affiliation with Der Blaue Reiter, a journal he co-founded, underscored his role in the German Expressionist movement, emphasizing the spiritual and symbolic significance of color in art.
Marc's oeuvre predominantly features animals, presented not merely as subjects but as embodiments of primal purity and emotional resonance. This choice of subject matter, combined with a stark, almost cubist portrayal, allowed Marc to explore themes of spirituality, masculinity (often symbolized by blue), and the tumultuous essence of life itself. His work "Fate of the Animals", which hangs in the Kunstmuseum Basel, exemplifies this thematic exploration, portraying a premonition of chaos and destruction that eerily anticipated the outbreak of World War I.
Tragically, Marc's promising career was cut short by his death at the Battle of Verdun on March 4, 1916, during World War I, where he served in the German Army. Despite his premature demise, Marc's legacy endures through his profound impact on modern art, as seen in his vibrant compositions that continue to captivate audiences in galleries and museums worldwide. His artworks, once labeled as "degenerate" by the Nazis, have transcended this vilification, achieving acclaim and fetching high sums at auction, with "Die Füchse (The Foxes)" reaching a record £42,654,500.
For collectors and experts in art and antiques, Marc's work represents not only a high point in German Expressionism but also a window into the artist's profound belief in the spiritual power of color and form. His legacy is a testament to the enduring allure and significance of early 20th-century modern art. To stay updated on sales and auction events related to Franz Marc's work, signing up for updates offers a direct link to the vibrant legacy of this remarkable artist.
Günther Uecker is a German sculptor, op artist and installation artist.
Werner Gilles was a German artist.
He was a member of the Bauhaus school of art and design. After arriving on the Italian island of Ischia in 1932, Gilles found inspiration for painting. In his oil paintings and watercolors, the artist depicts the cheerful and menacing aspects of this primitive landscape and captures its basic nature.
Werner Gilles was a German artist.
He was a member of the Bauhaus school of art and design. After arriving on the Italian island of Ischia in 1932, Gilles found inspiration for painting. In his oil paintings and watercolors, the artist depicts the cheerful and menacing aspects of this primitive landscape and captures its basic nature.
Ralf Winkler, alias A. R. Penck, was a German painter, printmaker, sculptor, and jazz drummer. A neo-expressionist, he became known for his visual style, reminiscent of the influence of primitive art.
Erwin Heerich was a German artist.
Heerich emphasized that for him, "cardboard, like polystyrene, had no specifically aesthetic or historical connotations, the materials are value-neutral to the largest possible extent." Furthermore, the artist was not primarily "concerned with the manifestation of an art object, but with making an idea material in terms of a specific problem: how space can be presented and formed."
Christo Yavashev is a Bulgarian-born American sculptor and artist who, with his wife Jeanne-Claude de Guillebon, became famous for his work, in which he «packaged» objects ranging from a typewriter and a car to the Reichstag building and an entire seashore.
Thomas Baumgärtel is a German artist who is also known under the pseudonym "Bananensprayer". His bananas, sprayed in pochoir technique and reminiscent of Andy Warhol's "Velvet Underground Banana", can be found at the entrances of some 4000 art museums and galleries in both German and international cities.
Moritz Götze is a German artist, publisher and art collector. His oeuvre comprises paintings, silkscreen prints, enamel paintings and mosaics, graphics and sculptures.
Moritz Götze is a German artist, publisher and art collector. His oeuvre comprises paintings, silkscreen prints, enamel paintings and mosaics, graphics and sculptures.
Paul Wunderlich was a German painter, sculptor and graphic artist. He designed Surrealist paintings and erotic sculptures. He often created paintings which referred to mythological legends.
