Reinhold Koehler German, 1919-1970
Plakat-Décollage 1959/60 D1960-82, 1959-1960
Mixed media on canvas
26.6 x 24.5 cm
Traces of Koehler's signature lower right
Signed and dated verso
Estate stamp verso
Signed and dated verso
Estate stamp verso
Koehler Estate
Reinhold Koehler is a German Abstractionist whose creative spirit was awakened by Kurt Schwitters. In the two decades after the Second World War and up until his untimely death in...
Reinhold Koehler is a German Abstractionist whose creative spirit was awakened by Kurt Schwitters. In the two decades after the Second World War and up until his untimely death in 1970, Koehler practiced the avant-garde movements of ZERO, 'Nouvelles Realités' and Matter-Painting.
During the 1950s, Koehler developed the principle of 'décollage' into a radical expression of torn structures carved out from card by knife or by hand. Known as ‘Décollages Purs et Gravés', these works bear testimony to Koehler's dedication to the aggressive-destructive moment of creation, tamed by a controlled masterly execution. Along those principles, Koehler forged a remarkable body of work which includes sand-paintings, works with broken glass and ceramics and works created with burning forks and other materials.
The work of Koehler is in the following museums: Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden; Goethe Institute, Munich; Wilhelm Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen; Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld; Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum; Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel, Kassel.
During the 1950s, Koehler developed the principle of 'décollage' into a radical expression of torn structures carved out from card by knife or by hand. Known as ‘Décollages Purs et Gravés', these works bear testimony to Koehler's dedication to the aggressive-destructive moment of creation, tamed by a controlled masterly execution. Along those principles, Koehler forged a remarkable body of work which includes sand-paintings, works with broken glass and ceramics and works created with burning forks and other materials.
The work of Koehler is in the following museums: Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden; Goethe Institute, Munich; Wilhelm Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen; Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld; Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum; Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel, Kassel.
Provenance
The Estate of the Artist.Literature
OELSCHLÄGEL, Petra, Dieter RONTE and Angela KOEHLER. Reinhold Koehler. Décollage: Werkverzeichnis. Bergisch Gladbach, 2018, no. D1960-82, p. 149, ill.FERMON, An Jo. Reinhold Koehler 1919-1970, New Realism, exhibition catalogue 2019, Whitford Fine Art, London, cat. no. 12, ill. p. 29.