Hommage à Rothko, 1971

Homage to Rothko

ArtistWinfred Gaul, Düsseldorf 1928–2003 Düsseldorf

Emulsion paint on canvas

(H x W)180 × 180 cm

Status

on display, room GAUL. Werke aus der Sammlung Kemp

About the workIn his Homage series, Winfred Gaul drew inspiration from the pioneers of colour field painting, such as the American artist Mark Rothko, positioning his own works within that tradition. In the 1950s, Rothko was one of the first artists to explore colour and its emotional impact. Gaul translated Rothko’s softly defined, luminous areas of colour against a monochrome background into a clear, geometric formal language. Both artists were represented at the major exhibition II. documenta in 1959 and met in person in New York during Gaul’s four-month stay in the United States in 1962.

AccessionKemp Collection Foundation

Provenance
October 2000 Willi Kemp (Cologne 1927 - 2020 Düsseldorf) acquired from the artist; 2011 Kemp Collection Foundation in the Kunstpalast acquired by gift of Willi Kemp

Inventory number0.mkp.2011.Kemp043

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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