Art (1945-contemporary) > Abstract Art Post-War Karl Otto Götz - Biography

Karl Otto Götz
1914 - 2017
Lezuk II. 2012.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed in the lower left. Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse of the canvas. 65 x 65 cm (25.5 x 25.5 in). [AW].
• Striking, high-contrast work characterized by a distinctive gestural expressiveness and powerful brushwork.
• Karl Otto Götz is one of the leading figures of the German Informel.
• The artist's works featured in the exhibition “Sweeter than Honey” at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich through April 2026.
• Götz is represented in public collections of Contemporary Art such as Tate Modern in London, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, and the Kunstsammlungen Nordrhein-Westfalen, K 20, in Düsseldorf.
The work is registered in the online catalogue raisonné of canvas paintings of the K.O. Götz and Rissa Foundation under the number WVL-2012-11.
PROVENANCE: The artist’s studio.
Private collection, Hamburg (gifted by the aforementioned).
In good condition, with vibrant colors. Isolated areas of slight rubbing. Slight craquelure in the lower right corner of the image, caused by the painting technique. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source, and to the best of our knowledge and belief.
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