Etching in colors with collage on wove paper
Germany, 1969
Bernard Schultze (1915-2005) – German painter, sculptor and representative of the Informel
Lower right signed and dated in pencil „Bernard Schulze 72“
Lower center titled in pencil ‘Zungen-Migof’
Lower left numbered in pencil ‘24/80’
Catalog raisonné: Heuer 113
On the reverse with the stamp of Edition Tangente, Heidelberg
Sheet size: 59.6 x 41.9 cm
Good condition

As ‘Migofs’ Bernard Schultze named figurative forms that he first developed in three-dimensional form from 1961 on. Later, he also transfers them in drawings and paintings. These shapes can show human, animal or herbal features and seem to proliferate surreally in delicate drawing. This ‘Zungen-Migof’ at hand is particularly interesting due to the collaged tongue-shaped cut-outs that expand the graphic three-dimensionally.

This etching is signed and dated on the lower right in pencil ‘Bernard Schulze 69’, titled lower center in pencil ‘Zungen-Migof’ and numbered lower left in pencil ‘24/80’. The sheet bears a few creases and occasional tiny foxmarks. Lower right inscribed in pencil in another hand. The overall condition is good. The sheet measures 59.6 x 41.9 cm.

Bernard Schultze (1915-2005)

Bernard Schultze studied at the Hochschule für Kunsterziehung in Berlin und the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. In 1952 he founded with Karl Otto Götz, Otto Greis and Heinz Kreutz the artist group called ‘Quadriga’, one of the major representatives of the German Informal Painting. In 1968, he moved to Cologne. His works show strong influence by WOLS and the Tachism, yet he developed his very own style, often described as gestural and lyrical abstract painting. (fea)

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