4147 - Hans Kinder, Composition with Circles

Hans Kinder, Composition with Circles multi-coloured, overlapping areas, circles and a head in profile, watercolour on light card, ligated ‘HK’ monogram in the bottom left-hand corner, estate stamp on the reverse and inscribed in lead ‘Hans Kinder 1959’, slight signs of ageing, mounted in a passe-partout, sheet dimensions approx. 20.4 x 25.2 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, from 1925 studied at the Academy of Arts in Dresden; in 1928 and 1931 awarded the Grand Saxon State Prize for his artistic work; from 1932 a member of the Dresden Secession, 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: artistic design of the Leipzig Opera House; works held in numerous museums and collections; Source: Vollmer, Eisold, *Künstler in der DDR* and Wikipedia.