3735 - Lore Bert, “red cross dots”

Lore Bert, “red cross dots” signed and dated “Lore Bert (19)99” in lead at the bottom on the right; also numbered 5/15 in lead on the reverse, Lore Bert 1999 99001, titled “rote Kreuzpunkte” on a label on the reverse, red relief print, Japanese paper on handmade paper, mounted behind glass in an object frame, sheet dimensions approx. 13.5 x 20 cm, outer dimensions 20 x 26 cm. Artist information: German visual artist (2 July 1936, Giessen - lives in Mainz and Venice), studied painting from 1953 to 1957 at the Werkkunstschule Darmstadt and the Berlin University of the Arts, amongst others, under Hans Uhlmann; later focused on object art, sculpture, collages and large-scale spatial installations using Far Eastern papers; since the 1980s, has developed sculptures and environments in paper, neon and gold leaf; works explore space, form, numbers and symbols as well as cultural references; over 250 solo and group exhibitions in more than 25 countries; has been represented at biennales on numerous occasions, including as an artist of honour in Sharjah and Izmir, and with a collateral event in Venice; works in numerous public and private collections; in 2017, awarded the Medal of the City of Lublin for outstanding artistic achievement. Source: Gallery and exhibition texts on Lore Bert (1936), including Galerie Roy, Galerie Schrade, DE-Lexikon.