7255 - Glöckner, Hermann

Glöckner, Hermann Interpenetration in Black and White Against Red Tempera on folded paper. 1971. 71.5 x 49.5 cm. Signed "Hermann Glöckner" in pencil on the reverse, dated, and labeled "Faltgrafik." Glöckner’s early work from 1971 was created during the first years of his exploration of the new technique of folding, which he had only begun in 1969. Following this three-dimensional process—even though the resulting work returns to a two-dimensional plane—a spatial presence can still be experienced. The tempera technique further enhances the almost sculptural effect of this piece, which gains a lively and delicate surface through the texture created by the painting technique. “Glöckner recounts how, in 1969, he had to make a virtue of necessity, how he thereby gave rise to this ‘unique form of printmaking’ and mastered its technical aspects.”The first actual paper fold was created in 1969, when the idea arose to include an original sheet with a series of catalogs for the anniversary exhibition. Since the catalog was not a very large format, I folded a sheet and colored the sections created by the fold accordingly. This resulted in a form that was closely related to the constructive sheets.” (Hermann Glöckner. Werke 1909–1985, ifa Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, Stuttgart 1993, p. 25). See also the slightly later and marginally larger work in: Hermann Glöckner. Works 1909–1985, ifa Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, Stuttgart 1993, no. 69 (1972–76, 72 x 50.4 cm). Provenance: Galerie Beatrix Wilhelm, Stuttgart Irene Lehr, Berlin, auction April 25, 2015, lot 539 Private collection, Berlin Lit.: Hermann Glöckner. Space, Time, Figure. Exhibition catalog, Ulmer Museum, Ulm 1991, p. 75 (ill.) Hermann Glöckner. Works 1909–1985. Exhibition catalog, Saarland Museum, Saarbrücken 1993, p. 101 (ill.) - Please request condition reports for the lots, as the condition is only indicated in the catalog in exceptional cases. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.