Sculpture "Susanna" (2015)
Sculpture "Susanna" (2015)
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limited, 45 copies | numbered | monogrammed | stamped | hand-painted | bronze | size 48 x 16.5 x 14.5 cm (h x w x d)
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Sculpture "Susanna" (2015)
Solid bronze sculpture, 2015. 45 copies, hand-painted, numbered, monogrammed and stamped. Height: 48 cm, width: 16.5 cm, depth: 14.5 cm.
Producer: ARTES Kunsthandelsgesellschaft mbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hannover, Deutschland E-Mail: info@kunsthaus-artes.de
About Markus Lüpertz
Markus Lüpertz, born in 1941 in Reichenberg in Bohemia, has earned international recognition for his art. His extensive oeuvre alternates between representational and abstract phases.
In the 60s and 70s, he created his “dithyrambic” works, whose stylistic characteristics are primarily pathos, theatricality and classicizing components. In the 80s in particular, Lüpertz paraphrased works by the classicist Nicolas Poussin. Another new phase in his work can be identified in the 1990s. The Bible and legends now become a theme not only in paintings but also in sculpture. Here he deals with elementary human emotions such as loneliness or failure.
Markus Lüpertz claims his place in the world with a few words: “there is no remedy against me i am like the rain i make the flowers bloom, the earth breathe, the world in you bearable. Rejoice, for I am afraid beware of my paintings hang them up turn them face to the wall but I beg you, let me live.”
After studying art in Krefeld and Düsseldorf from 1956-61, he moved to Berlin. With his figurative painting, he is counted among the “Junge Wilde”, who replaced the abstract informal in the 1960s. His motifs are often reduced to individual objects, which he stages monumentally.
Markus Lüpertz taught at the State Academy of Art in Düsseldorf. As its rector, he succeeded Joseph Beuys from 1988 to 2009.
The artist now lives and works in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe. His works can be found in many leading collections and museums of modern art around the world. Markus Lüpertz's works are sought-after and generally sell out quickly. They have excellent prospects for dynamic growth in value.
In spring 2015, the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris organized an extensive retrospective of Lüpertz's work, which reinforced the artist's international relevance.
An alloy of copper with other metals (especially with tin) used since ancient times.
When casting bronze, the artist usually applies the lost-wax technique which is dating back more than 5000 years. It's the best, but also the most complex method of producing sculptures.
First, the artist forms a model of his sculpture. It is embedded in a liquid silicone rubber mass. Once the material has solidified, the model is cut out. The liquid wax is poured into the negative mould. After cooling down, the wax cast is removed from the mould, provided with sprues and dipped into ceramic mass. The ceramic mass is hardened in a kiln, whereby the wax flows out (lost mould).
Now we finally have the negative form, into which the 1400° C hot molten bronze is poured. After the bronze had cooled down, the ceramic shell is broken off and the sculpture is revealed.
Now the sprues are removed, the surfaces are polished, patinated and numbered by the artist himself or, to his specifications, by a specialist. Thus, each casting becomes an original work.
For lower-quality bronze castings, the sand casting method is often used which, however, does not achieve the results of a more complex lost-wax technique in terms of surface characteristics and quality.
Term for an art object (sculpture, installation), which is produced in multiple copies in a limited and numbered edition according to the artist‘s will.
Artist's multiples have been called the most accessible and affordable art on the market.
A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures from wood, ivory or stone are made directly from the block of material, in bronze casting a working model is prepared at first. Usually, it is made of clay or other easily mouldable materials.
The prime time of sculpture after the Greek and Roman antiquity was the Renaissance. Impressionism gave a new impulse to the sculptural arts. Contemporary artists such as Jorg Immendorf, Andora, and Markus Lupertz also enriched sculptures with outstanding works.