Three Lithographs
Switzerland, 1978
Günther Uecker (born 1930) – German painter and object artist; member of the artist group ZERO
Each signed at lower right in pencil ‘Uecker’
Titled centric in pencil at the lower part ‘Auftritt Leonore’, ‘Die Gefangenen’, Die Freiheit’
Numbered centric in pencil at the upper part ‘I’, ‘II’, ‘III’
On verso numbered in pencil ‘40a’, ‘40b’, ‘40’
Each with the blind stamps of Erker press St. Gallen
Image dimensions: 33 x 23.5 cm
Very good condition
Prints by the artist fetch up to €8,500 at international auctions
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‘Auftritt Leonore/Die Gefangenen/Die Freiheit’ [Leonore’s performance/The captives/Freedom] are part of a series of lithographs, which were made by Swizz artist Günther Uecker in 1978. The portfolio in black colors was inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera of liberation Leonore (later renamed Fidelio) in three acts.

The lithographs are each signed ‘Uecker’ in pencil at the lower right. Centric they are each titled in pencil as well as numbered in pencil at the upper part. Furthermore they are numbered on the reverse. The condition of the works is very good. Only the sheet of ‘Die Freiheit’ shows slight buckling at the edge of the upper part. The sheet encompassing image sizes are each 33 x 23.5 cm.

Günther Uecker (b. 1930)

Günther Uecker studied painting in Wismar and Berlin-Weißensee from 1949 to 1953. He then left the GDR and moved to West Germany to continue his studies at the art academy in Düsseldorf under Otto Pankok. Already in 1956/57, he created his first relief-like ‘nail paintings’, for which he is internationally famous today. Some of his art can be classified as kinetic art. He represented Germany in 1970 and 1972 at the Biennale in Venice and took part more than once in the documenta. He was professor at the academy in Düsseldorf from 1974 to 1995, and has won numeral awards. Günther Uecker lives and works in Düsseldorf. (nlu)

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