The Boss, 1965

ArtistKonrad Klapheck, born 1935

Oil on canvas

(H x W)109,5 × 159,5 cm

Status

on display, room 028

About the workThe Düsseldorf artist Konrad Klapheck achieved international fame with his close-up paintings of anthropomorphised typewriters. The style and format of this image is reminiscent of a portrait of a leader. The title “The Boss” also alludes to this. Despite its impressive appearance, closer examination of the typewriter reveals that it is not functional. This is intended as a critique of the societal power structures of the 1960s, which had still not come to terms with the National Socialist era.

AccessionAcquisition 1971

Provenance[...]; 1971 angekauft von der Galerie Zwirner, Köln

Inventory number0.1971.21

Post-War Modernism
Surrealism
Pop (fine arts styles)

Contact

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