HANSEN-BAHIA, Karl-Heinz(1915 Hamburg – 1978 São Paulo), HANSEN-BAHIA

(1915 Hamburg – 1978 São Paulo)HANSEN-BAHIA,(1915 Hamburg – 1978 São Paulo)Karl-Heinz(1915 Hamburg – 1978 São Paulo)Genre scene from South AmericaWoodcut. Monogrammed "KH" in the upper left corner; stamped on the reverse with "Kunsthandlung Nettels, Münster."54.5 x 43 cm. 57 x 46 cm.Surface with scratches; minor wear on the edges.Actually Karl-Heinz Hansen, German painter and woodcut artist, teacher of woodcut in Tittmoning. “So if Hansen-Bahia’s formal language seems ‘brutal,’ this corresponds to the first law—that the subject matter brings the form with it—and to the other—that the form must devour the subject matter. But this material is monstrous, and the form is like a giant serpent after a feast, marked by what it has devoured." (Steffen Andres on Hansen-Bahia, http://www.hansen-bahia.de/).*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

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