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Rupprecht Geiger (München 1908 - München 2009) - Sell & Buy

G. is one of the most important representatives of color field painting in Germany. After studying architecture at the Munich School of Applied Arts, he worked as an architect before turning to painting as a self-taught artist in the 1940s. He was a founding member of the Zen-49 group and professor of painting at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1965 to 1976. He participated in numerous exhibitions, including Documenta and the XXV Biennial in Sao Paulo. Mus.: New York (MoMA), Essen (Folkwang-Mus.) Lit.: Vollmer