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Bernd Baumgart, "Psyche" tropical-fantastic garden in front of a white wall, in the centre a stone altar with an enigmatic floral object, behind it a pink fragment of a dress with an abstract, ear-like shape attached, enigmatic depiction typical of the artist with numerous art historical allusions and references in the style of fantastic realism, the well-known graphic artist Theo Immisch commented on Baumgart's work that the special thing about his paintings, "which consistently appear as picture puzzles", is "that they cannot be completely resolved [...]." An essential "characteristic of this painting and its painter" is "their mannerism. [...] Such art, which thrives on bafflement and irritation, loves riddles and playing with references, is both a source and a challenge as well as essential to Baumgart's own practice.", cited from the artist's website, oil on canvas, signed on the reverse "B. Baumgart", dated "2010" and titled, framed, folded dimensions approx. 60 x 60 cm. Artist info: German painter. Painter (1956 Bad Langensalza), initially trained as a painter in the early 1970s, has worked as a freelance painter and graphic artist since 1987, 1995/1996 study trip to Italy, participation in the Hall mural by Hans-Joachim Triebsch, co-design of the literature café and the mural in the courtyard of the "Neues Theater", created numerous altarpieces, including for the Christus and Johannes parish in Halle, also known as the "Titian of Halle", reminiscent of late medieval and Renaissance painting, the verism of the 1920s and fantastic realism. Source: Website of the artist and Internet.

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Bernd Baumgart, "Psyche" tropical-fantastic garden in front of a white wall, in the centre a stone altar with an enigmatic floral object, behind it a pink fragment of a dress with an abstract, ear-like shape attached, enigmatic depiction typical of the artist with numerous art historical allusions and references in the style of fantastic realism, the well-known graphic artist Theo Immisch commented on Baumgart's work that the special thing about his paintings, "which consistently appear as picture puzzles", is "that they cannot be completely resolved [...]." An essential "characteristic of this painting and its painter" is "their mannerism. [...] Such art, which thrives on bafflement and irritation, loves riddles and playing with references, is both a source and a challenge as well as essential to Baumgart's own practice.", cited from the artist's website, oil on canvas, signed on the reverse "B. Baumgart", dated "2010" and titled, framed, folded dimensions approx. 60 x 60 cm. Artist info: German painter. Painter (1956 Bad Langensalza), initially trained as a painter in the early 1970s, has worked as a freelance painter and graphic artist since 1987, 1995/1996 study trip to Italy, participation in the Hall mural by Hans-Joachim Triebsch, co-design of the literature café and the mural in the courtyard of the "Neues Theater", created numerous altarpieces, including for the Christus and Johannes parish in Halle, also known as the "Titian of Halle", reminiscent of late medieval and Renaissance painting, the verism of the 1920s and fantastic realism. Source: Website of the artist and Internet.

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