Untitled
Horst Antes
Description
Painter, sculptor, and printmaker Horst Antes rose to fame in the 1960s. He had many exhibitions in Europe and the United States and was awarded the 1966 UNESCO Prize for painting. Antes’s mixture of Abstract Expressionism and figurative painting brought him international attention.
Antes’s work was influenced by Tachism and the Art Informal movements, both of which were European counterparts of American Abstract Expressionism. Under their influence, Antes began to favor a style of painting in which the artwork was created with violently flung colors of paint and a spontaneous gestural quality. Antes’s piece Untitled is an excellent example of this style.
Jamina Ramírez, Intern for Modern and Contemporary Art, on the occasion of the exhibition The New York School: Abstract Expressionism and Beyond, July 20, 2002 – January 19, 2002
Physical Description:
Abstract composition with blue, red, yellow, and black lines and shapes. Many of the lines appear to be frantic and scribbled. Some of the lines appear to form capital letters like D, E, and B. There could be a face on the right side of the paper with one black and one red eye and yellow hair and a yellow nose.
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