Although abstraction was the dominant tendency in the 1950s, some artists employed a form of figuration, no matter how far removed from everyday reality, as in this painting by the German artist Horst Antes. We see a human figure with relatively normal hands but with a strange green block for a head, without clear features. But the animal mask has them: one eye and a mouth.
Specifications
| Title | Figur mit Tiermaske |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 76,6 cm Height 120,4 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Horst Antes
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| Accession number | 2676 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1964 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1964 |
| Creation date | in 1962 |
| Internal exhibitions |
De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| External exhibitions |
Horst Antes (2013) Power Mask. The Power of Masks (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
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