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Concrete Art Gräsel, Friedrich
Stainless steel sculpture.
See original version (German)
59
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Concrete Art Gräsel, Friedrich
Stainless steel sculpture.
See original version (German)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Concrete Art
Gräsel, Friedrich
Stainless steel sculpture. 1974. Brushed stainless steel. 30 x 20 x 20 cm. – Slight scratches and scuffing, as well as adhesive residue. Overall in good condition.
We would like to thank the Estate of Friedrich Gräsel for the retrospective inclusion in the catalogue raisonné. - This stainless steel model is characteristic of Gräsel’s work, in which the artist primarily used industrially manufactured materials and components. Using prefabricated steel sections and tubes, he created autonomous sculptural compositions in which the individual elements enter into dynamic relationships with one another and restructure the surrounding space. His monumental public tubular sculptures, in particular, are characterised by an intense interplay with architecture, landscape and the viewer, whilst also reflecting the industrial character of the Ruhr region. Gräsel studied from 1952 to 1956 at the art academies in Munich and Hamburg under leading figures of post-war art, such as Werner Haftmann and Ernst Wilhelm Nay. After an initial creative phase devoted to painting, the Bochum-based artist turned decisively to sculpture in 1968, just six years before the creation of this work. With his constructive, site-specific works, Gräsel ranks among the leading figures of post-war German sculpture. His works were presented at the 36th Venice Biennale in 1972 as the official contribution of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Brushed stainless steel. – Light scratches and scuff marks, as well as adhesive residue. Overall in good condition. - We would like to thank the Estate of Friedrich Gräsel for the subsequent inclusion of this work in the catalogue raisonné. - This stainless-steel maquette is characteristic of Friedrich Gräsel’s artistic practice, in which he primarily employed industrially manufactured materials and construction elements. Using prefabricated steel profiles and tubular forms, he created autonomous sculptural compositions whose individual components engage in dynamic relationships with one another whilst redefining the surrounding space. His monumental public tube sculptures, in particular, are distinguished by their intense interaction with architecture, landscape and the viewer, whilst also evoking the industrial heritage of Germany’s Ruhr region. Gräsel studied from 1952 to 1956 at the academies of fine arts in Munich and Hamburg under influential figures in post-war German art, including Werner Haftmann and Ernst Wilhelm Nay. After an initial period devoted to painting, the Bochum-based artist made a decisive shift to sculpture in 1968, just six years before the creation of this work. Through his constructive and spatially oriented body of work, Gräsel established himself as one of the leading figures in post-war German sculpture. In 1972, his work was selected as the Federal Republic of Germany’s official contribution to the 36th Venice Biennale.
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