Barthel, Hugo
(1918, active in Bad Kissingen, 1977). Composition with free forms. Oil on hardboard 1963. 52.5 x 84 cm. Lower left monogrammed and dated. In the artist's studio frame. Verso with addr. of the artist. Hugo Barthel studied with Willi Baumeister in Stuttgart from 1944-55. At first he painted expressive pictures with social and biblical themes. Later he developed to abstract painting and an intensive occupation with form and colour. - Outer margins partly. somewhat bumped with paint chipping. D
