Gudrun Brüne (born 1941 in Berlin, active in Havelland) Clown doll A doll sits on a cube in front of a neutral background, staged as a clown. Typical subject and style of Brüne's work, whose oeuvre is characterized by human and doll motifs. The artist studied at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig from 1961-1966 and then settled in Leipzig as a freelance artist. From 1979-1999 she taught the painting and graphics class at Burg Giebichenstein University. Watercolor/paper. Signed and dated (lower right). (20)14. Approx. 39.3 cm x 29.5 cm. Frame. Watercolor on paper. Signed and dated (20)14.

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