Untitled
Gouache
1980 (painted)
1980 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Penck left Communist East Germany for the west in 1980. His anonymous stick figures embody his own feelings of alienation, but also have a universal significance as archetypes of human experience. Set out like a diagram, with autobiographical symbols and hieroglyphic motifs, this illustrates Penck's assertion 'I think in pictures'.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Untitled (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache on paper |
| Brief description | Untitled gouache painting by A. R. Penck (also known as Ralf Winkler). German School, 1980. |
| Physical description | Untitled gouache painting |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Given by the Contemporary Art Society |
| Summary | Penck left Communist East Germany for the west in 1980. His anonymous stick figures embody his own feelings of alienation, but also have a universal significance as archetypes of human experience. Set out like a diagram, with autobiographical symbols and hieroglyphic motifs, this illustrates Penck's assertion 'I think in pictures'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.3-1983 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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