Fritz Winter

Fritz Winter 1905 - 1976 Die Waldfenster. 1961. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right. Once again signed, dated, as well as titled on the reverse. Inscribed on the stretcher by a hand other than the artist’s. 130.5 x 97.5 cm (51.3 x 38.3 in). [KA]. • Vibrant color modulation in Fritz Winter’s unmistakable visual language. • A striking fusion of vividly colored rectangles, simultaneously interrupted by contrasting, floating black brushstrokes. • In Fritz Winter’s works from the 1960s, color takes center stage. • Prior to the creation of this work, Winter had already been represented twice at documenta in Kassel: documenta 1 (1955), documenta II (1959), and again in 1964 at documenta III. • Works by Fritz Winter are currently on view in the exhibition “Die Nacht berührt die Erde” at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich. PROVENANCE: Private collection in Hesse (presumably acquired directly from the artist). Private collection in Hesse (inherited from the above in 2009). LITERATURE: Gabriele Lohberg, Fritz Winter: Leben und Werk, with a catalogue raisonné of the paintings and an appendix on other techniques, Munich 1986, CR no. 2328 (with black-and-white illustration). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 14.46 h +/- 20 min.

Estimate:£25,029.96

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