Fred Thieler, Abstract Composition

Fred Thieler, Abstract Composition, Color Lithograph, 1958

Lithograph in colors on wove paper

Germany, 1958

Fred Thieler (1916-1999) – German painter of the Informalism

Signed and dated ‘F. Thieler 58’ and numbered ‘53/60’ in blue ballpoint pen

Image dimensions: 47.3 x 31 cm; sheet dimensions: 60.8 x 43.5 cm

Good condition

Condition:

The lithograph in colors is in overall good condition with only very occasional insignificant handling creases in the margins. The sheet is hinged to a support at the reverse left edge. The image measures 47.3 x 31 cm, the sheet 60.8 x 43.5 cm.

Fred Thieler (1916-1999)

Fred Thieler was matriculated at the juridical faculty in Königsberg until he was called into war service. After his return, he was not allowed to continue studying law reasoned by the Jewish origin of his mother. Therefore, he started studying at the art school Hein Koenig in Munich. After graduating, he disappeared into the underground and became close to the political resistance group Weisse Rose. After the end of the Second World War, he started to study painting at the Academy of Applied Arts in Munich. He co-founded the art group ZEN 49, whose aim was to bring abstract art closer to a wide audience. He worked as a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1959 to 1981. In addition, he spent time as guest lecturer in the United Stated and in Paris. He represented Germany in the International Association of Art from 1976 to 1983. (fea)