Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin
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German Post-War Albert, Hermann
Scene II.
See original version (German)
119
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German Post-War Albert, Hermann
Scene II.
See original version (German)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
German Post-War
Albert, Hermann
Scene II. c. 1962. Oil and acrylic on canvas. 100 x 110 cm. Framed in a black shadow mount. Labelled on the reverse, with the title given here. - Partially affected by isolated water stains; the canvas is partially bumped at the edges, with minimal loss of paint in these areas. Faint handling marks on the upper edge. Some areas of white with fine craquelure. Overall still in good condition.
Private collection, Berlin. - This painting, from Hermann Albert’s early period, demonstrates the characteristic combination of physical sensuality and formal reduction found in his work. The four panels read like sections of a window through which one’s gaze falls upon a woman undressing – from left to right and top to bottom, a quiet, fragmented visual narrative unfolds. The framing provided by the window format keeps the viewer at a distance whilst simultaneously lending the motif a voyeuristic and poetic quality. The reduced colour palette of white, delicate pink and rich orange-red emphasises the tension between concealment and revelation. In this early work, Albert thus combines painterly minimalism with a narrative element, raising questions about the gaze, the body and visibility – issues that were prevalent in the art of the 1960s.
Oil and acrylic on canvas. Framed in a black shadow box frame. Labelled on the reverse, titled here. – Some isolated water stains; the canvas is partially scuffed at the edges, with minimal loss of paint in these areas. Faint handling marks on the upper edge. Partially white with fine craquelure. Overall still in good condition. – Private collection, Berlin. – This painting, from Hermann Albert’s early period, exemplifies the characteristic fusion of physical sensuality and formal minimalism found in his work. The four panels read like sections of a window through which one glimpses a woman undressing – from left to right and top to bottom, a quiet, fragmented visual narrative unfolds. The framing provided by the window format keeps the viewer at a distance, lending the motif a sense of both voyeurism and poetry. The reduced colour palette of white, pale pink and deep orange-red underscores the tension between concealment and revelation. In this early work, Albert thus combines painterly reduction with a narrative moment, raising questions about the gaze, the body and visibility that were prevalent in the art of the 1960s.
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