Michael Croissant (1928 Landau/Pfalz - 2002 Munich) Untitled Form study in blue. After training as a stonemason and attending the School of German Crafts in Kaiserslautern, Michael Croissant studied in Munich, where he initially set up as a freelancer. His style is characterized by a geometrically abstract formal language. Blue colored pencil/paper. Signed and dated (lower right). (19)88. 29.5 cm x 21 cm. Provenance: Collection Dr. Michael Semff, Munich; Galerie Günther Franke, Munich. Pencil in blue on paper. Signed and dated (19)88.

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