4146 - Hans Kinder, "Orpheus Ascending"

Hans Kinder, "Orpheus Ascending" An abstract depiction of a figure in the artist’s characteristic style, opaque paints on lightweight cardboard, c. 1970, the monogram ‘HK’ linked at the bottom, set in a passe-partout and framed under glass, cardboard dimensions approx. 85.5 x 60.5 cm. Artist information: German painter (1900, Dresden - 1986, Dresden); studied at the School of Applied Arts from 1916; served as a soldier in the First World War; attended the Bauhaus in Weimar as an auditor from 1924; studied at the Academy of Arts in Dresden from 1925; awarded the Grand Saxon State Prize for his artistic work in 1928 and 1931; member of the Dresden Secession from 1932; 1939-45: served as a soldier in the Second World War; through the mediation of Ernst Jünger, met Pablo Picasso in Paris; member of the Reich Chamber of Fine Arts; from 1945: worked as a freelance artist in Dresden; from 1957: regular working stays in Ahrenshoop, 1958-60: designed the interior of the Leipzig Opera House; represented in numerous museums and collections; Source: Vollmer, Eisold, *Künstler in der DDR* and Wikipedia.