Raum Nr. 5
Künstler/in
Franz Lettner
(1909 Salzburg - 1998 Innsbruck, Tirol)
Dateerworben 1979
ClassificationsGrafik
MediumMischtechnik auf Papier
Dimensions350 × 600 mm; Rahmen: 63,5 × 83,7 × 1 cm
Credit LineArtothek des Bundes
Object number16620
DescriptionAlthough none of Lettner’s works produced before 1945 are known to survive today, his oeuvre is said to have comprised approximately 5,000 works across a wide range of media. His works from the 1950’s are characterized by a strong tendency toward figural objects, often executed with emphatic black contours. In his later works, however, Lettner increasingly departed from representational form, as demonstrated in Raum Nr. 5 (Room No. 5). In this work, color functions as a counterpoint that is palpably removed from analytical or geometric construction. According to Lettner, this approach enabled a playful experimentation with pictorial development, from which representational associations could gradually crystallize — often in the form of dreamscapes or mythological scenarios —thereby generating fantastical imagery.Text: Artothek des Bundes
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