Artist
Michael Morgner *1942
About the work
In this four-part cycle Morgner uses signs such as triangles, angles and rectangles to create an abstract rendering of the change of the seasons and their specific appearance. What is particularly characterised of his large-format paintings are the complex layering of materials and the unusual application of the paint. Morgner treated several layers of paper with ink, water and dissolved asphalt varnish until it took on a characteristic fragile structure and then added these, collage-like, to his paintings.
Year
1985–1989
Material / Technique
Ink, lavage, asphalt varnish, embossing on handmade paper, décollage collaged on canvas
Dimensions of the object
201 x 201 cm
Signature
unsigniert; verso auf dem Bildträger unten rechts bezeichnet: 4 Jahreszeiten | - Sommer | morgner 89 | m | 85
Museum
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz
Inventory no.
1492
Access
2020 acquired from the artist. This measure is co-financed by tax revenue on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament.
Photo
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz/PUNCTUM/Bertram Kober
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Status
Not on display
Exhibitions
- #000000, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Museum Gunzenhauser 17.07.2021 – 13.02.2022
- Michael Morgner. Lebenslinien, Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz 24.07.2022 – 31.10.2022
Catalog raisonné
1985 - 6 II
Year
1985–1989
Material / Technique
Ink, lavage, asphalt varnish, embossing on handmade paper, décollage collaged on canvas
Dimensions of the object
201 x 201 cm
Signature
unsigniert; verso auf dem Bildträger unten rechts bezeichnet: 4 Jahreszeiten | - Sommer | morgner 89 | m | 85
Museum
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz
Inventory no.
1492
Access
2020 acquired from the artist. This measure is co-financed by tax revenue on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament.
Photo
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz/PUNCTUM/Bertram Kober
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Status
Not on display
