Picture "Bathers" (1970)
Picture "Bathers" (1970)
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limited, 100 copies | numbered | signed | etching on handmade paper | unframed | size 78 x 53 cm
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Picture "Bathers" (1970)
Etching 1970, edition of 100 copies on handmade paper, numbered and signed by hand. Unframed. Motif size 46 x 37 cm. Sheet size 78 x 53 cm.
About Heinz Knoke
Heinz Knoke (1922 - 1991 in Hanover) was a German painter and graphic artist. He became known for his expressive depictions of people and the human body.
Knoke had solo exhibitions in Paris and the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett, among others.
The field of graphic arts, that includes artistic representations, which are reproduced by various printing techniques.
Printmaking techniques include woodcuts, copperplate engraving, etching, lithography, serigraphy.
Depiction of typical scenes from daily life in painting, whereby a distinction can be made between peasant, bourgeois and courtly genres.
The genre reached its peak and immense popularity in Dutch paintings of the 17th century. In the 18th century, especially in France, the courtly-galant painting became prominent while in Germany the bourgeois character was emphasised.