Herbert Zangs

(German, 1924–2003)

Herbert Zangs was a German artist, best known for his handmade monochromatic works which demonstrated his commitment to an improvised, informal artistic process. Born on March 27, 1924 in Krefeld, Germany, he went on to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf in the fall of 1945, just months after the end of World War II, and befriended fellow student Joseph Beuys. The tenuous climate in Germany in the first post-war months would greatly impact Zangs’ aesthetic: his Verweißungen series—collages and paintings entirely covered in ash white paint—resemble objects found in the rubble after the destruction of war. Notable examples from this series include Rechenstück (1978), a cardboard collage covered in tic-tac-toe shapes, and Knüpfung (1958), a repurposed pillow case knotted around rows of buttons. Zangs developed a reputation as an “enfant terrible” in the German art world much like his friend Beuys, and is considered a part of the Art Informel movement in his rejection of geometric abstraction for a more intuitive approach to art-making. He died on March 26, 2003 in Krefeld, Germany.

Herbert Zangs Artworks

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Grand red reflective double side peacock

Herbert Zangs

Grand red reflective double side peacock

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Windscreen wiper blue & white-three rows

Herbert Zangs

Windscreen wiper blue & white-three rows

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Windscreen wiper blue & white blocks with yellow

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Windscreen wiper blue & white blocks with yellow

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Blue tower with red & yellow-object painting

Herbert Zangs

Blue tower with red & yellow-object painting

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Blue tower with yellow & green object painting

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Blue tower with yellow & green object painting

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Blue tower with red-object painting

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Blue tower with red-object painting

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Starbusts & multi-dot circles

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Starbusts & multi-dot circles

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Windscreen wiper blue & white on canvas

Herbert Zangs

Windscreen wiper blue & white on canvas

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Yellow mushrooms with red boarder canvas

Herbert Zangs

Yellow mushrooms with red boarder canvas

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Collage-35 multi-dot circles in yellow on red

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Collage-35 multi-dot circles in yellow on red

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Buterflies & multi-dot circles

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Buterflies & multi-dot circles

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Large yellow & green grid patterns

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Large yellow & green grid patterns

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Windscreen wiper blue & white with cross-work...

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Windscreen wiper blue & white with cross-work...

Sale Date: March 22, 2011

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Untitled

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Sale Date: March 8, 2011

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Untitled, 1982

Herbert Zangs

Untitled, 1982

Sale Date: March 8, 2011

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Parkszene

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Sale Date: January 22, 2011

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Stadtszene in Südeuropa, 1960–1969

Herbert Zangs

Stadtszene in Südeuropa, 1960–1969

Sale Date: January 22, 2011

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Ohne Titel (Faltung), 1975

Herbert Zangs

Ohne Titel (Faltung), 1975

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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Ohne Titel

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Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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Ansicht von Arles, 1951

Herbert Zangs

Ansicht von Arles, 1951

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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Ohne Titel

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Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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Fächerbild

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Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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Ansicht von Port Bou, Spanien

Herbert Zangs

Ansicht von Port Bou, Spanien

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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Untitled, 1953

Herbert Zangs

Untitled, 1953

Sale Date: November 30, 2010

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