Günther Förg (after) - Erker St. Gallen ** ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHIC PRINT 1995 **

Original lithograph by Günther Förg (*). This work was published on the occasion of the artist’s solo exhibition at Erker-Galerie St. Galle, in 1995, under the supervision of Günther Förg. Printed on heavyweight cotton lithography paper. Large format. Specifications: Dimensions: 92.7 x 57.4 cm Year: 1995 Condition: Excellent (this work has never been framed or displayed and has always been kept in a professional art portfolio, so it is offered in perfect condition). Provenance: Private collection. The work will be handled with care and packed in reinforced cardboard packaging. It will be shipped by registered mail with a tracking number. Shipping will also include transit insurance covering the final value of the work, with a full refund in the event of loss or damage, at no cost to the buyer. (*) Günther Förg was a German abstract artist who produced paintings, sculptures, and photographs exploring a lifelong fascination with Modernism. From his early monochromatic works to his images of significant architecture, Förg engaged with the formalism of 20th-century avant-garde movements. “I really like the qualities of lead: the surface, the heaviness. Some of the paintings were completely painted, and you only experience the lead at the edges; this gives the painting a very heavy feel and gives the color a different density and weight,” he said of his Lead Paintings. Born on December 5, 1952, in Füssen, Germany, he studied with Art Informel artist Karl Fred Dahmen at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1973 to 1979. His early style recalled Cy Twombly and Ellsworth Kelly, while his photography involved a painterly touch through its grainy approach and unique perspectives. In 1992, he was represented at documenta 9, and in 1996 he won the prestigious Wolfgang Hahn Prize, awarded annually by the Museum Ludwig in Cologne. Förg died at the age of 61 on December 5, 2013, in Freiburg, Germany. Today, his works can be seen in the collections of the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt am Main, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others.

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