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East German Art Uhlig, Max Small Portrait F.U. 1993. Oil on …
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138
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East German Art Uhlig, Max Small Portrait F.U. 1993. Oil on …
See original version (German)
Estimate €2,500 - €3,200
Voluntary lot
Description
East German Art
Uhlig, Max
Small Portrait F.U. 1993. Oil on canvas. 85 x 115 cm. Signed and dated; signed, dated and titled again on the reverse. Framed. - Overall in very good condition; the colours are fresh.
In this portrait study, Max Uhlig explores the portrait as a central theme of his artistic work, focusing on the head as a site of individual presence and mental concentration. The depiction emerges from a dense interweaving of coloured lines that powerfully overlap and intertwine. These linear layers create a complex structure in which physiognomic features are hinted at, without, however, taking on a clearly defined form. Uhlig liberates the line from its traditional, descriptive function and employs it as an autonomous, constitutive means of expression. The face of the sitter does not appear as a static image, but as an energetic field in which the artist’s perception materialises.
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated, and also signed, dated and titled on the reverse. Framed. - Overall in very good condition, with fresh and vibrant colours. - In this portrait, Max Uhlig engages with portraiture as a central theme of his artistic practice, focusing on the head as a site of individual presence and intellectual concentration. The depiction emerges from a dense network of coloured linear strokes that overlap and interweave with dynamic force. Through these layered lines, a complex structure takes shape in which physiognomic features are suggested without ever resolving into clearly defined contours. Uhlig liberates the line from its traditional descriptive function and employs it instead as an autonomous, constitutive means of expression. The face does not appear as a static likeness, but rather as an energetic field in which the artist’s perception materialises.
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