Camel
Fritz Köthe (Berlin 1916 - Berlin 2005)
Lot-No. 532
1987. Oil/canvas. 75 x 100 cm. Lower left monogrammed and dated FK 1987. - A German painter and graphic artist, he is considered one of the most important German representatives of Pop Art, even though the artist himself didn't identify with this artmovement. K. attended the Berlin School of Graphic Arts beginning in 1935. In 1936, he began his studies at the State Academy of Graphic Arts in Leipzig. In the 1960s, he developed his own visual language through painted collages, in which he drew on elements and motifs from the world of advertising and transformied them into an aesthetic interplay.
Fritz Köthe: Camel
Fritz Köthe (Berlin 1916 - Berlin 2005)
Camel
Lot-No. 532
| Date: | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Technique: | Oil/canvas |
| Dimensions: | 75 x 100 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Lower left monogrammed and dated FK 1987 |
Vita:
A German painter and graphic artist, he is considered one of the most important German representatives of Pop Art, even though the artist himself didn't identify with this artmovement. K. attended the Berlin School of Graphic Arts beginning in 1935. In 1936, he began his studies at the State Academy of Graphic Arts in Leipzig. In the 1960s, he developed his own visual language through painted collages, in which he drew on elements and motifs from the world of advertising and transformied them into an aesthetic interplay.
