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Richard Lindner Metropolitan Opera Poster #2128145

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Richard Lindner Metropolitan Opera Poster #2128145
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Artist: Richard Lindner

Title: Der Rosenkavalier

Year: 1978

Medium: Original Poster

Paper Size: 36" x 24"





Painter Richard Lindner's highly idiosyncratic work incorporates elements of his personal history, as well as literary associations. The element of introspection separates his work from pop art.



He was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1901 to an American mother and a German father. After a brief career as a concert pianist, in 1925 Lindner entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. Eventually, he became an art director for Knorr & Hirth, a publisher closely associated with the Nazis. There, Lindner met high-ranking Nazis, including Hitler.



The day after the Nazis came to power in 1933, he fled to Paris, where he was imprisoned. To prove his loyalty, he served in the French and British armies. Finally, in 1941, he arrived in New York City.



Liudner worked as an illustrator for Vogue, Fortune and Harper's Bazaar. He began painting seriously in 1952, holding his first one-man exhibit in 1954. His style blends a mechanistic cubism with personal images and haunting symbolism.



He used flat areas of rich, sometimes garish, colors separated by hard edges, to present ambiguous perspective. He modeled clothing, faces and body parts.



His favorite subject was bizarre women. Corsets and straps emphasize their sexual qualities. Lindner professed no hatred of women; instead, he said, "I feel sorry for ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1978</td></tr>


<tr><td>Height:36</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:24</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Richard Lindner Metropolitan Opera Poster</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:New York City, USA</td></tr>
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