3953 - Hartmut Hansen, Collection of Abstract Works

Hartmut Hansen, Collection of Abstract Works nine works on paper arranged across four sheets, signed ‘Hartmut Hansen’ on two sheets and titled ‘Triumvirat’ and ‘dunkle Etage’, various techniques, some dated “1690”, slight signs of ageing, the backing board partly stained, dimensions of backing board approx. 50 x 62 cm. Artist information: German painter and doctor (1939, Oschersleben/Bode - 2021, Berlin), turned to painting at an early age, 1957-66: studied medicine in Halle/Saale, whilst maintaining contacts with the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design; from 1966: worked as a doctor at Neuruppin Hospital, whilst also working as a freelance painter; regular stays in Ahrenshoop; from 1975 worked as an anaesthetist in Berlin; here he came into contact with Günter Gaus, the head of the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany in the GDR, who acquired the artist’s paintings; the artist’s flat on Wilhelm-Pieck-Straße [now: Torstraße] in Berlin-Mitte became a cultural hub for an independent and critical group of people interested in the arts; among others, Günter Grass read from his book *Butt* here in 1978; worked in Berlin-Mitte; source: internet.