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Portfolio, ‘Das Lithographische Quartett’, presumably 1979

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 EUR Estimated At:960.00 - 1,200.00 EUR
Portfolio, ‘Das Lithographische Quartett’, presumably 1979
Four lithographs in colors on BFK Rives wove paper (two with watermark) resp. Fabriano laid cardboard
Germany, presumably 1979
Portfolio with four lithographs in colors by Horst Antes, Paul Wunderlich, Bruno Bruni and Rudolf Hausner
Horst Antes (b. 1936) – German painter, printmaker and sculptor
Paul Wunderlich (1927-2010) – German painter, printmaker and sculptor
Bruno Bruni (b. 1935) – Italian painter, printmaker and sculptor
Rudolf Hausner (1914-1995) – Austrian painter and printmaker
Four sheets each signed and numbered lower left in pencil ‘1192/1500’
One sheet (Hausner) titled lower left in pencil ‘Trauriger Europäer’
One sheet (Hausner) with the blidstamp ‘Mathieu Litho Switzerland’
One sheet (Bruni) with the blindstamp of Stamperia Posterula in Urbino
Edition Volker Huber, Offenbach/Main
Catalog raisonné: Riediger 603 (Wunderlich)
Image dimensions: from 53 x 41.2 to 69 x 53 cm
In wine red cloth portfolio
Very good condition

The portfolio ‘Das Lithographische Quartett’ was presumably published in 1979 in the Edition Huber in Offenbach am Main. It contains four lithographs in colors by the artists Horst Antes (‘Sitzende Figur mit Schleier’), Paul Wunderlich (‘Spinx und Handschuh’), Rudolf Hausner (‘Trauriger Europäer’) and Bruno Bruni (‘Paradiesvogelblume’). The sheets were printed at Matthieu in Dielsdorf near Zürich respectively the sheet by Bruni at Stamperia Posterula in Urbino.

The four lithographs in colors are each signed in pencil and numbered lower left in pencil ‘1192/1500’. They are contained in a wine red cloth portfolio and in very good condition. The portfolio shows insignificant signs of wear. The images measure from 53 x 41.2 to 69 x 53 cm, the sheets each 69 x 53 cm. The portfolio measures 70 x 54 cm.

Horst Antes (b. 1936)

The German artist Horst Antes studied under HAP Grieshaber at the Art Academy in Karlsruhe, where he started working as a professor of painting since 1967. As one of the first pioneers of contemporary figurative painting, Horst Antes searched for new possibilities of depicting figures in art. In 1962, he developed his so-called ‘Kopffüßler’, known worldwide and inspired by Pueblo Kachina dolls. His works are exhibited internationally, for example at the documenta in Kassel and at the Venice Biennial.

Paul Wunderlich (1927-2010)

Paul Wunderlich, a German painter, sculptor and printmaker predominantly depicted erotic figures. In 1947 he began his printmaking-studies at the Hamburg School of Art under Willi Tietze and Willem Grimm. After his studies he worked there as a lecturer and later as a professor, too. During this time he also printed for other artists, for example for Emil Nolde and Oskar Kokoschka. Wunderlich was awarded numerous prizes during his lifetime.

Rudolf Hausner (1914-1995)

The Austrian painter and graphic artist Rudolf Hausner belonged to the Vienna School and was a significant exponent of Fantastic Realism. He was trained at the Vienna arts academy under Carl Fahringer and Karl Sterrer. His first artistic phase was influenced both by Impressionism and Expressionism, before he established a surrealist group in the Austrian Art-Club in 1946. The artists Edgar Jene, Ernst Fuchs, Wolfgang Hutter, Fritz Janschka, Anton Lehmden and Arik Brauer were part of this group. In 1957 Hausner created his first “Adam picture”, which he henceforth developed and varied time and time again. His aim was to combine conscious and unconscious processes in one image. In 1959 the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism came into being through Hausner. The term Fantastischer Realismus was coined by the Austrian art critic Johann Muschik.

Bruno Bruni (b. 1935)

The Italian painter, graphic artist and sculptor Bruno Bruni was born in 1935 in Gradar. He studied at theIstituto d'Arte di Pesaro from 1953 until 1959 and continued his studies at the Staatlichen Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg from 1960 until 1965. In 1977, the artist was awarded with the international Senefelder price for lithography. He had numerous international exhibitions at cities such as London. Bruo Bruni lives and works in Hamburg. (fea)


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