Artist: Freudenthal, Peter
Title: Concrete composition (D)
Technique: Silkscreen on Handmade paper
size: 41 x 60 cm. (16,15 x 23,6 inch)
Framed: Not framed


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Peter Freudenthal, born in 1938 in Norrköping, Sweden, grew up in a multicultural and cosmopolitan environment where Jewish tradition was mixed with European and where cultural activities played an important role. Freudenthal's studies included art, art history, archaeology and ethnography, which gave him the opportunity to visit different cultures that inspired him in his art. Freudenthal only painted figuratively in the 1950s, but influenced by his mentor, Swedish artist Olle Bærtling, Freudenthal began to change his style to a more abstract and geometric style. He works with squares and rectangles with an emphasis on the three-dimensional. He likes motifs from Jewish culture and believes art should be an expression of people's spiritual lives. Peter Freudenthal has had exhibitions in Europe, Israel and the United States at MoMa and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Moderna Museet in Stockholm and the Skirball Museum in Los Angeles, among others.

About the artist

Peter Freudenthal (born 1938), born in Norrköping, Sweden, is a Swedish artist best known for his work in geometric abstraction. He grew up in a multicultural and cosmopolitan environment where Jewish tradition mixed with European culture and cultural activities played an important role. His studies included art, art history, archaeology and ethnography, which gave him the opportunity to visit different cultures that inspired him in his art.

Freudenthal painted figuratively in the 1950s, but influenced by his mentor, Swedish artist Olle Baertling, he changed his style to a more abstract and geometric approach. He works with squares and rectangles with an emphasis on the three-dimensional. His motifs draw from Jewish culture, and he believes art should be an expression of people's spiritual lives.

Freudenthal has had exhibitions in Europe, Israel and the United States. His work has been shown at MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, and the Skirball Museum in Los Angeles, among others. His work is represented in the collections of these institutions.

sku: PF202

Excellent condition, never framed.