Fred Thieler
1916 - 1999
Aufbrechendes Schwarz. 1992.
Mixed media on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse of the canvas, inscribed “WV 9/73” and “No. 271” on the stretcher. 200 x 240 cm (78.7 x 94.4 in).[AW].

• A spectacular blaze of color from Thieler's later creative phase.
• Color emerges as an important vehicle of expression for this significant representative of informalism.
• By manipulating chance, Thieler creates a calculated yet expressive composition in a fascinating, dynamic interplay of red, blue, and black.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (from the above).

EXHIBITION: Galerie pro arte, Freiburg, 1992.
Abstrakte Kunst heute. Positionen in Berlin, Goethe-Institut, Tutesall, Luxemburg, March 30 - May 9, 1993.

LITERATURE: Andrea Firmenich, Jörg Merkert, Sigrid Melchior, Fred Thieler. Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. Bilder von 1942-1993, Cologne 1995, no. 9/73 (illustrated in b/w).

In very good condition. With slight creases in the canvas caused by the production process. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the aid of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.
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