7254 - Glöckner, Hermann

Glöckner, Hermann Red Wedge Among Black (Break-in) Tempera on folded paper. 1981–83. 50.5 x 69.5 cm. Signed “Glöckner” in pencil and dated on the reverse. Hermann Glöckner’s works radiate understated simplicity, constructivist rigor, and quiet elegance. Through razor-sharp folds, the artist creates sections of the surface, which he paints precisely using the crease lines. The velvety, intense color thus forms a distinct, clear edge against the white background. In the GDR, his work was controversial due to its abstract and non-representational forms, yet he had a large circle of admirers, not only in his own country but throughout Europe, Japan, and the United States. In his folded works, we find an unpretentious, almost meditative approach that exerts a strong appeal on viewers today in the dazzling art market. These serene folded works permeate Glöckner’s oeuvre—which, taken as a whole, is quite heterogeneous—right up until the end of his life. Provenance: Galerie Beatrix Wilhelm, Stuttgart Irene Lehr, Berlin, Auction April 25, 2015, Lot 542 Private collection, Berlin Exhibition: Hermann Glöckner. Drawings from the 1950s, Beatrix Wilhelm Gallery, Stuttgart 1986 (ill., n.p.) Hermann Glöckner—The Syntax of the Simple, Beatrix Wilhelm Gallery, Stuttgart 1988, p. 101 (ill.) - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.