Couleur et signification 1, 1958

Colour and Significance 1

ArtistWinfred Gaul, Düsseldorf 1928–2003 Düsseldorf

Oil on canvas

(H x W)140 × 140 cm

Status

on display, room GAUL. Werke aus der Sammlung Kemp

About the workAt the age of 30 Winfred Gaul was among the youngest participants in II .documenta, a major exhibition in Kassel in 1959. There he showed this piece along with two others. His participation was supported by Jean-Pierre Wilhelm and Manfred de la Motte. They represented the artist in their Galerie 22 in Düsseldorf – key address for Art Informel in the young Federal Republic. The work is exemplary of a trend in Gaul’s painting at the time: the colour condenses into nearly square clusters in the centre. In this way, the composition of the picture, as well as the act of its creation, becomes a theme.

AccessionAcquisition 2008

ProvenanceNachlass des Künstlers; 14.12.2008 angekauft von Barbara Gaul, Witwe des Künstlers

Inventory number0.2008.24

Contact

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