Acrylic on canvas. Signed and dated in the upper right. 81 x 60.5 cm.
- Accentuated, colorful composition from the “Grid Paintings", created as of 1992. - In his “Grid Paintings”, Günther Förg explored the depths of Edvard Munch's late work and adopted his motifs and gestures in an abstract form. - Powerful and dynamic interplay of loosened and condensed elements. - Günther Förg's are part of numerous acclaimed international collections like the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the San Francisco Museum of Art.
The work is registered in the archive of the Estate Günther Förg with the number WVF.02.B.1228. We are grateful to Mr. Michael Neff of the Estate Günther Förg for his kind confirmation of this work's authenticity.

Politischer Club Colonia. Private collection Baden-Württemberg (acquired from the above)

Decisive inspiration for Förg's large “Grid Paintings” from the 1990s did not only come from the grid and cross structures of Paul Klee's watercolors made from 1913 onward, but also from Edvard Munch's late work. Förg transformed and alienated these art-historical impulses, which were so significant for the evolution of modern painting, and transferred Munch's motifs and gestures into abstract painting. Klee's works are small and graphic, Munch's paintings are figurative, whereas Förg's creations are always painterly. In the “Grid Paintings”, Förg attained an atmospheric effect and strength that he solely gained from color and the contrast between surface and structure. In 2014, the Museum Brandhorst in Munich presented the first posthumous retrospective exhibition, followed by the exhibition “Günther Förg. A Fragile Beauty" at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Dallas Museum of Art in 2018. In 2023, the Long Museum in Shanghai also presented a major show. Förg's paintings can be found in numerous international museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich. [EH]

In good condition. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.