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Blauer Arm
Blue Arm
Kunstpalast – LVR/ZMB – Annette Hiller, Karl Marx, Blauer Arm, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Blue Arm, 1985

ArtistKarl Marx, Köln 1929–2008 Köln
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions without frame (Bearbeiter/in: Heydenreich)250,0 x 185,0 x 1,5 cm
Dimensions with frame (Bearbeiter/in: Heydenreich)254,7 x 189,7 x 3,9 cm
Status
on display, room 020
About the workThe Cologne-based painter Karl Marx engaged intensely with the abysses of human nature in his works. He drew his motifs from photographs found in newspapers or magazines. He selected suitable excerpts and transferred them onto large-format canvases. They depict, among other things, acts of violence, injuries, and murder. Marx painted over his works multiple times until only fragments of the original motifs remained visible. According to him, this painting technique softens the brutality of what is shown. But does it make the cruelty more bearable – or even more powerful?
AccessionAcquisition 1989
Provenance[...]; 1989 angekauft bei der Winterausstellung

Inventory number0.1989.25
Contact
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