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Gunter Fruhtrunk

Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings 1952-1982
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Günter Fruhtrunk (1923-1982) was a leading figure in post-war German painting, renowned for his distinctive vector-like diagonal stripes. His abstract, geometric compositions draw on constructivism, featuring parallel bundles of vibrant stripes in yellow, orange, green, black, and white. This catalogue raisonné is the fruit of three years of rigorous research, documenting all his paintings from 1952 to 1982. It includes insightful essays on his artistic significance, newly published texts by the artist, and a detailed biography. The work is presented in two volumes, organised chronologically and thematically.
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This comprehensive catalogue appeals to art historians, collectors, and enthusiasts of modernist and abstract art, particularly those interested in post-war German painting and constructivism.

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One of the outstanding representatives of German painting in the post-war era, Gunter Fruhtrunk became famous for his vector-like, diagonal stripes: impressive paintings of parallel, diagonal bundles of stripes in yellow, orange, green, black, and white, whose geometrical, abstract vocabulary of forms he derived from constructivism.

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With his pictures, Günter Fruhtrunk (1923-1982) created an autonomous, uncompromising oeuvre that made him one of the outstanding representatives of German painting in the post-war era. He became famous for his vector-like, diagonal stripes: impressive paintings of parallel, diagonal bundles of stripes in yellow, orange, green, black, and white, whose geometrical, abstract vocabulary of forms he derived from constructivism.

This catalogue raisonné—the result of extensive scientific research over a period of three years—contains all of the paintings he produced between 1952 and 1982. Along with several essays that explore Fruhtrunk's work and its significance, while also defining its place in art history, the catalogue raisonné contains texts by the author never published before and an extensive biography.

The work is organized into two volumes according to chronology and visual motif.

Exhibition
Munich, Galerie Walter Storms
15.09.2018 - 13.10.2018

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783775745031

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 September 2018

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hatje Cantz

Illustration: 1000

Contributors:

  • Edited by Gunter Fruhtrunk

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 300.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 712

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