Keywords: Contemporary Art, Abstract Expressionist, Mixed Media, Collage, Newspaper Elements, Modernist Composition,German Contemporary Art, Female Figure, Large Format

Summary:
Large German signed illegibly abstract painting with collage German newspaper print sections on board, featuring an abstract figural composition with layered forms, muted blue, green, black, and ochre tones, and incorporated collage newsprint elements. The work includes areas of textured surface, incised lines, and newspaper fragments. Signed lower right, illeg

Measurement: Art: 47 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (120.7 x 100.3 cm.), Frame: 48 1/2 x 40 3/4 in. (123.2 x 103.5 cm.) approx

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