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Uwe Bremer, Oil Painting on Wood Relief ‘Fixation‘, 1989

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:900.00 EUR Estimated At:1,440.00 - 1,800.00 EUR
Uwe Bremer, Oil Painting on Wood Relief ‘Fixation‘, 1989
‘Fixation’ is the most fascinating illusion of magic for the German artist Uwe Bremer and this subject matter is common in many of his works. The work at hand is part of the collection ‘Magic in Art’ by the magician Mr. Cox. The panel seems to have originally served as printing plate for a woodcut, which was then painted in oil with all sorts of surreal details. The resulting relief highlights the outlines of the figures. In the right area of the image is a stylised undressed female body with a devil’s head. The enchantment is performed by Mr. Cox himself, casting the spell ‘Abraka’.



The image is signed and dated lower left ‘Uwe Bremer 1989’. The work is in very good condition with normal traces of age of the wood. The dimensions of the wooden panel are 93 x 67 cm.



Uwe Bremer (born 1940)

Uwe Bremer was born near Erfurt in 1940 but grew up in Berlin and Hamburg, where he attended the art school Alsterdamm. In 1964 he founded the atelier Werkstatt Rixdorfer Drucke together with couple of other artists. Bremer now lives and works in Gümse, Lower Saxony as a painter and graphic artist.



‘Magic in Art’ Collection of the Magician Mr. Cox

The German magician Mr. Cox (1932-2012) collected a large number artworks of contemporary artists within the scope of the art project ‘Magic in Art’. He had the collection on display at his magic art theatre and magic art museum in Lüneburg (Germany). Mr. Cox, born as Jürgen Wolfram in 1932 in Stettin, started his career as an illusionist in 1958. Shortly thereafter, he abandoned his profession as a detective superintendent. In 1964, he won the first prize of the Grand Prix of the World Championships of Magic, and in 1973, he came second in the world championship in Paris together with his professional and life partner ‘Annabelle’.

Most of the artists who are represented in the art collection were close friends of Mr. Cox. ‘Magic in Art’ offers a multi-layered view on the world of the illusionists and magicians. Amongst the artists of the collection are Reinhard Zado, Uwe Bremer, Bruno Bruni, Paul Wunderlich, Simon Dittrich and Toni Llabrés Campins. A large part of this collection is now on sale at Auctionata. (tm)
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