LOT 39 Paul Wunderlich (1927 Eberswalde - 2010 Saint-Pierre-de-Vass...
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Paul Wunderlich (1927 Eberswalde - 2010 Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols, Provence) (F) 'Minotaurus', 1977, bronze, dark patina, partially polished, height 78 cm, signed, foundry stamp, numbered 159/2, 0, the steel rod slightly cracked, with purchase receiptProvenance: Edition; Galerie Volker Huber; private collection, HanoverLiterature: Cat. rais. Spielmann 37"His works are recognised, appreciated, and purchased by a wide audience throughout the world", Jens Christian Jensen praised the artist, "Connoisseurs are in agreement: Paul Wunderlich is the leading master of Fantastic Realism and one of the few stylistically pioneering artists of our time." Paul Wunderlich was born in Eberswalde on 10th March 1927. As a painter, sculptor, graphic artist, designer of object art and even furniture, he was one of the most productive artists of the 20th century. From 1947 to 1951, he studied "Freie Graphik" at the later Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg in Willi Tietze's class. There he met, among others, his fellow students Horst Janssen and Reinhard Drenkhahn. In 1950 he studied with Willem Grimm for one semester. He then taught etching and lithography at the university from 1951 to 1960. He received printing commissions from both Emil Nolde and Oskar Kokoschka. From 1961 to 1963 Wunderlich lived and worked in Paris. During these years he tried his hand at reverse glass paintings. He then succeeded Georg Gresko as professor at the art academy in Hamburg. In the 1960s, Wunderlich experimented with different techniques and developed his unmistakable style, which combined Mannerist and Surrealist influences, but also elements of Jugendstil and Art Deco. He created surreal figures with elongated proportions, and often took famous motifs from classical art and mythology as models. Initially, he drew his themes from German history. Later he concentrated increasingly on erotic and sexual motifs. Under the influence of Salvador Dalí, he also began to produce bronzes.This bronze depicts the mythological Minotaur - a half bull, half man creature - as an armoured warrior with a visor covering his face. Long, upturned and slightly curved horns grow from the mask-like helmet. The torso, partially concealed by armour, is largely nude and with erect limbs. Like an ancient statue, only fragments of the torso, head and feet remain, joined together by a rod. The Minotaur stands with one leg in a three-dimensional labyrinth on the pedestal. Its limbs are spread in an unnatural manner and do not correspond to the size of its body. "This causes the figure on the one hand to appear like an image of a god, towering above human size, and on the other like a creature without human proportions." (Spielmann, " p. 98).
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