Gerhard Altenbourg

Gerhard Altenbourg 1926 - 1989 Laban auf den Spuren der Erinnerung. 1967. Collage. Paper, chalk, watercolor, and Chinese ink. Signed, dated, and titled in the bottom center, and with the artist’s blind stamp. On wove paper (with watermark). 69.5 x 55.3 cm (27.3 x 21.7 in), the full sheet. [AW]. • An imaginative, poetic work, incredibly rich in detail and displaying technical virtuosity. • A vivid interpretation of the biblical story of Laban. • In 1967, the year this work was created, Altenbourg was the first recipient of the Will Grohmann Prize, awarded by the Berlin Academy of Arts. • Offered on the international auction market for the first time (source: artprice.com). • Altenbourg’s works are included in, among others, the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. PROVENANCE: Private collection, Hesse (probably acquired directly from the artist). In the family’s possession ever since. EXHIBITION: Marzotto-Europa Prize for Painting 1968, traveling exhibition, including Kunsthalle Nürnberg, October 1968; Musée Galliera, Paris, 1969; Kunsthalle Nürnberg. LITERATURE: Annegret Janda, Gerhard Altenbourg. Monograph and Catalog Raisonné, vol. 2: 1959–1976, Cologne 2007, CR no. 67/17 (with black-and-white illustration on p. 208). - - Annegret Janda (ed.), Dieter Brusberg (publ.), Gerhard Altenbourg. Catalogue Raisonné 1947–1969, Hanover 1969, p. 185. Gerhard Altenbourg, Ich-Gestein, Frankfurt am Main, et al., 1971 (ill. 50). Gerhard Altenbourg (author), Anneliese Ströch, Dieter Brusberg (eds.), Der Gärtner: Eine Monografie in Bildern, Frankfurt am Main 1996, p. 281 (with illustration). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 16.52 h +/- 20 min.

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