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A. R. Penck, Mischtecknik, ‘Stasi’, Germany, 1990
A. R. Penck, Mischtecknik, ‘Stasi’, Germany, 1990
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Acrylic over serigraph on canvas
Germany, 1990
A.R. Penck (born 1939) – German painter and graphic artist
Signed upper left in pencil ‘a.r. penck’
With a label of Galerie Frank Hänel, Wiesbaden, on the stretcher
Dimensions: 130 x 160 cm
Good condition
In his typical form language A. R. Penck worked up his own history in the GDR; the overpainting ‘Stasi’ fetches up to more than €22,000 at international auctions

Under the title of ‘Menschen und Tiere nach der Öffnung’ (people and animals after opening) A. R. Penck created from 1989 to 1991 eight motifs that were printed as serigraphs in several unique variants on large canvases. The artist revised the variants individually, so that unique motif variations origin. Also the present work ‘Stasi’ is from this series. In his own formal language Penck worked up his experiences in the GDR. An eagle man scratched with powerful, sharp claws the face of a seated naked figure, which took the attack defenseless. The superiority of the Stasi and the vulnerability of the citizens are clearly noticeable.


The work is signed upper left in pencil ‚a.r. penck’. There is a label of the Galerie Frank Hänel, Wiesbaden, on the stretcher. The work bears a tiny and unobtrusive hole in the canvas upper right. Additionally the surface is slightly soiled. Overall the condition is good. It measures 130 x 160 cm.


A. R. Penck (born 1939)

Born in Dresden in 1939, the painter and sculptor Ralf Winkler adopted several pseudonyms. ‘A. R. Penck’ was the name that followed through and that he is today famous for. He started taking drawing lessons with Strawalde. In the early 1950s, he was trained as an advertising artist. In 1966, he adopted the pseudonym ‘A. R. Penck’. As off 1973, he also signed his works with ‘Mike Hammer’, ‘T. M.’ or ‘Y.’. Whilst his work was under various restrictions in the German Democratic Republic, he received the Wilhelm-Grohmann Award from the Academy of Arts in West Berlin in 1975. In 1976, he made the acquaintance of the artist Jörg Immendorff, with whom he collaborated for a few years. In 1980, Penck moved to West Germany. Three years later, he settled in London, and in 1988 he moved to Düsseldorf for a job as a professor for painting at the Academy of Arts. After his retirement in 2003, he settled in Dublin, where he lives and works today. Works by A. R. Penck are on display in major museums collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Städel Museum in Frankfurt/Main, the Kunstmuseum Basel and the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. (fea)


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A. R. Penck, Mischtecknik, ‘Stasi’, Germany, 1990

Estimate €12,800 - €16,000
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