Gerhard Hoehme

Gerhard Hoehme 1920 - 1989 Durchbruch des Violett. 1957. Oil on canvas. Twice signed, dated, titled, and with a direction arrow on the reverse, as well as with crossed-out inscriptions. Twice signed, titled, and labeled on the stretcher. 100 x 80.5 cm (39.3 x 31.6 in). [EH]. • Gerhard Hoehme’s gestural, informal painting of the 1950s ranks among the most important contributions to German Informel. • From 1953 to 1957, Gerhard Hoehme served as chairman of “Gruppe 53.” • Participated in documenta II in 1959. PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia. Private collection, Monaco (2011, Ketterer Kunst). EXHIBITION: K.O. Götz – Gerhard Hoehme – Bernhard Schultze, Städtisches Kunstmuseum, Duisburg, 1958, cat. no. 68. LITERATURE: Margarete Hoehme, Dieter Ronte, and Christoph Schreier (eds.), Gerhard Hoehme. Catalogue Raisonné, Ostfildern 1998, CR no. 57-22. - - Ketterer Kunst, Munich, Auction 387, Postwar / Contemporary Art, Dec. 10, 2011, lot 249 (with color illustration). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 18.16 h +/- 20 min.

Estimate:£25,029.96

View all items fromKetterer Kunst GmbH & Co KGorArts & Graphics