Lot 894 Gottfried Graf. Ganymed II. 1919/20. …

Ganymed II. 1919/20. Holzschnitt auf Japan. 60 x 32,5 cm (71 x 50,4 cm). Im Stock monogrammiert. - In der oberen linken Ecke mit einer leichten Knickspur, verso mit minimalen Flecken. Insgesamt sehr gut. Ausgezeichneter, kräftiger Druck mit breitem Rand.

Klassische Moderne

Online - Moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst – Gottfried Graf zeigt hier in einem seiner schwarz-weißen Holzschnitte die Figur des Ganymed nebst Zeus in Form eines Adlers, während seiner Entführung vom Berge Ida in Phrygien auf den Olymp. Der Künstler entschied sich bewusst gegen die Verwendung von Farben, da "Schwarz-Weiß, als äußerste Vereinfachung der Mittel, ... den Ausdruck geistiger Konzentration gegenüber der farbigen Graphik hat", so Graf 1927 in seinem Werk "Der neue Holzschnitt und das Problem der künstlerischen Gestaltung".

Online - Modern and Contemporary Art – Woodcut on Japan. Monogrammed in the block. - A slight crease in the top left-hand corner, minimal staining on the reverse. Overall very good. Superb, strong impression with wide margin. - In one of his black-and-white woodcuts, Gottfried Graf depicts the figure of Ganymede alongside Zeus in the form of an eagle, during his abduction from Mount Ida in Phrygia to Mount Olympus. The artist deliberately chose not to use colour, as 'black and white, as the ultimate simplification of means, ... conveys a sense of spiritual concentration in contrast to coloured prints', as Graf wrote in 1927 in his work 'Der neue Holzschnitt und das Problem der künstlerischen Gestaltung' (The New Woodcut and the Problem of Artistic Composition).

Startprice: 200 €
Estimate: 300 €

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