RS 6/57, Fred Thieler
Fred Thieler
RS 6/57
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Fred Thieler

RS 6/57, 1957


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649 x 499 mm
Physical Description
Gouache (screen-printing ink?) in white, red and black, applied with a spatula and incised, on smooth wove cardboard
Inventory Number
17121
Object Number
17121 Z
Acquisition
Acquired in 2011 as a gift from Margarethe and Klaus Posselt
Status
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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Around 1954, Fred Thieler put his paintbrush aside, took the scraper in hand and spread splintery colour forms across the entire surfaces of his canvases, cardboards and papers. In the work "RS 6/57" he used the same utensil to layer expansive bands of white, black and red paint one on top of the other. In some places he pushed the paint aside while it was still wet, thus exposing the undermost layer, or even the surface of the paper, in hard lines. This technique forced him to work as fast as possible, since the paint was not allowed to dry. For Thieler, art was not the result of long planning, but spontaneous action and reaction.

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06.11.2024