393 - A. R. Penck - Heiner Müller. Wolokolamsker Chausee IV and V. A. R. Penck Lithographs. Munich, Maximilian Verlag 1988. With 36 full-sheet lithographs. Original paperback in a slipcase.

A. R. Penck - Heiner Müller. Wolokolamsker Chausee IV and V. A. R. Penck Lithographs. Munich, Maximilian Verlag 1988. With 36 full-sheet lithographs. Original paperback in a slipcase. Call time: approx. 4:52 p.m. (schedule subject to change) Edited by Sascha Anderson and Sabine Knust. — One of 75 copies (total print run of 100). — Signed by the author and artist in the colophon. — “Wolokolamsker Chaussee” is also the title of a Soviet novel about the defense of Moscow in 1941 by Alexander Bek, from which Heiner Müller (1929–1995) borrowed not only the overall title but also motifs and characters from the first two parts. In five “didactic plays,” he analyzes various historical situations in which the existence of socialism is threatened. In Scene IV (“Centaurs”), the tragic theme of “bureaucracy” is explored in a satirical form, varying the basic motif of Kafka’s “Metamorphosis”; in Scene V (“The Foundling”), a warning is issued about the fatal consequences of losing the ability for political dialogue between generations; the motif of the ungrateful adopted son from Kleist’s story is transposed to conditions in the GDR after 1968. - A. R. Penck, born Ralph Winkler, became a candidate for membership in the Association of Visual Artists of the GDR under his pseudonym (named after the geologist and ice age researcher Albrecht Penck). Starting in 1969, he encountered increasing problems with the East German State Security Service; his paintings were confiscated, and his application for membership in the Association of Visual Artists of the GDR (VBK) was rejected. In 1980, he moved to West Germany. 46.3 × 35.3 cm. [100] pages. - Slipcase with edge-to-edge binding. English description: With 36 full-sheet lithographs. Original paperback in a slipcase. Edited by Sascha Anderson and Sabine Knust. - One of 75 copies (total print run of 100). - Signed by the author and artist in the imprint. - “Wolokolamsker Chaussee” is also the title of a Soviet novel about the defense of Moscow in 1941 by Alexander Bek, from which Heiner Müller (1929–1995) borrowed not only the overall title but also motifs and characters from the first two parts. In five “Lehrstücke” (“didactic plays”), he analyzes various historical situations in which the existence of socialism is threatened. In Scene IV (“Kentauren”) (“Centaurs”), the tragic theme of “Bürokratie” (“bureaucracy”) is explored in a satirical manner, reworking the basic motif of Kafka’s “Metamorphosis”; in Scene V (“Der Findling”) (“The Foundling”), a warning is issued about the fatal consequences of losing the capacity for political dialogue between generations; the motif of the ungrateful adopted son from Kleist’s story is placed in the context of the GDR after 1968. - A. R. Penck, born Ralph Winkler, applied for membership in the East German Artists’ Association (VBK) under the pseudonym (named after the geologist and glaciologist Albrecht Penck). Starting in 1969, he encountered increasing problems with the “Stasi” (Ministry for State Security); his paintings were confiscated, and his application for membership in the VBK was rejected. In 1980, he moved to West Germany. The slipcase has light-colored edges.