Lot 3427* - A209 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday, 20. June 2024, 02.00 PM
HERBERT ZANGS
(1924 Krefeld 2003)
Untitled. Ca. 1958.
Oil on canvas.
With the hard to read signature lower centre: ZANGS.
130 × 100 cm.
Certificate:
Provenance:
- Private collection, Germany, acquired directly from the artist.
- Private collection, Germany, by descent to the present owner.
‘He [Herbert Zangs] delivered a whole series of counter-images in which you could find much guidance.’ Joseph Beuys.
The work of the German painter and object artist Herbert Zangs is characterised by a distinct love of experimentation and a far-reaching exploration of the possibilities of abstraction. As part of the Informel movement that flourished in Europe in the post-war period, Zangs gained international recognition for his unconventional approaches to painting and sculpture.
Zangs' artistic journey began in the 1950s. Over time, he increasingly moved away from figurative representation and concentrated instead on the exploration of forms, textures and lines. His works bear witness to a keen sensuousness and spontaneity, manifested both in the dynamic placing of brushstrokes and areas of colour and in his highly intuitive handling of materials such as paper.
The two works by Herbert Zangs (Lot 3427 and 3466) presented here offer a fascinating insight into his oeuvre. After his figurative travel pictures or object collages, from 1957 onwards, alongside the groups of works entitled ‘Foldings’, ‘Knottings’ or ‘Weldings’, he also created a series in which the paint is applied with windscreen wipers. The oil painting offered here is one such work (lot 3427).
With its powerful abstraction and strong colour combination, this work is an impressive testimony to the creative genius of this outstanding artist and represents an important milestone in his artistic development.
The work on paper from 1979 (lot 3466), on the other hand, which was created over 20 years later, shows a considerably more contemplative character in its restrained use of colour and the seemingly infinite range of possible configurations of the paper strips, which are nevertheless firmly anchored. With reference to Joseph Beuys' statement, this work seems to equate to a meditative signpost.
The work of the German painter and object artist Herbert Zangs is characterised by a distinct love of experimentation and a far-reaching exploration of the possibilities of abstraction. As part of the Informel movement that flourished in Europe in the post-war period, Zangs gained international recognition for his unconventional approaches to painting and sculpture.
Zangs' artistic journey began in the 1950s. Over time, he increasingly moved away from figurative representation and concentrated instead on the exploration of forms, textures and lines. His works bear witness to a keen sensuousness and spontaneity, manifested both in the dynamic placing of brushstrokes and areas of colour and in his highly intuitive handling of materials such as paper.
The two works by Herbert Zangs (Lot 3427 and 3466) presented here offer a fascinating insight into his oeuvre. After his figurative travel pictures or object collages, from 1957 onwards, alongside the groups of works entitled ‘Foldings’, ‘Knottings’ or ‘Weldings’, he also created a series in which the paint is applied with windscreen wipers. The oil painting offered here is one such work (lot 3427).
With its powerful abstraction and strong colour combination, this work is an impressive testimony to the creative genius of this outstanding artist and represents an important milestone in his artistic development.
The work on paper from 1979 (lot 3466), on the other hand, which was created over 20 years later, shows a considerably more contemplative character in its restrained use of colour and the seemingly infinite range of possible configurations of the paper strips, which are nevertheless firmly anchored. With reference to Joseph Beuys' statement, this work seems to equate to a meditative signpost.
CHF 7 000 / 10 000 | (€ 7 220 / 10 310)
Sold for CHF 11 250 (including buyer’s premium)
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