Picture "Gisela" (2012)
Picture "Gisela" (2012)
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limited, 100 copies | numbered | signed | etching on paper | framed | size 75.5 x 55.5 cm
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Picture "Gisela" (2012)
In addition to numerous self-portraits, Schütte has been producing watercolour sketches of friends and acquaintances for several decades. His work "Gisela" is captivating in its monochrome simplicity, and its sharp-edged, sometimes hesitant line. This edition shows more than the mundane face of a person. The image of the woman is thoughtful, almost melancholic. Schütte is undoubtedly a precise, even lyrical artist who knows how to capture such emotional moments brilliantly.
Original colour etching, 2012. Edition: 100 copies on paper, numbered and signed. Motif size 28.7 x 20.9 cm. Sheet size 73 x 53 cm. Size in frame 75.5 x 55.5 cm as shown.
About Thomas Schütte
Thomas Schütte, born in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1954, is one of the most important and highly prized contemporary German sculptors. The artist, who also works as a draughtsman, studied at the Düsseldorf Academy and is a master-class student of Gerhard Richter.
Schütte said of his teacher and what he learned from him: "There is the idea of repertoire, and there is the idea that you shouldn't exhaust people with everlasting ego acts, that you shouldn't bore them."
The artist's figures, architectural models and drawings are characterised by wit and humour; for example, viewers are eyed by cheeky, larger-than-life grimaces.
The Corona pandemic prevented a comprehensive retrospective of the sculptor's work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2021, but it is now scheduled to take place in 2024. Most recently, the Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin presented an exhibition highlighting Thomas Schütte's broad oeuvre and various work cycles.
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.