Karl Horst Hödicke
1938 - 2024
Gasflasche und Maske. 1984.
Synthetic resin on canvas.
Signed and dated on the reverse of the canvas. 141 x 115 cm (55.5 x 45.2 in). [AW].

• A work with a vibrant dark red hue and striking motif.
• With his expressive-realistic painting style, K.H. Hödicke is considered one of the pioneers of German Neo-Expressionism and a leading figure of New Figuration.
• Participated in documenta 6 in 1977 and the Venice Biennale in 1990.
• The artist’s works are held in major international museum collections, including the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich; the Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Berlin.

In good condition, with beautiful, well-preserved colors. Slight craquelure is visible in the area of the horizontal yellow strip along the upper edge of the painting, as well as vertically to the left of it. There is scuffing along the edges of the image, particularly along the lower edge. In the area of the left corner of the image, there is a small dent in the canvas with lint-like deposits. Slightly soiled in places.
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