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.

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Essuie-glace blue & white on canvas, 1969

Herbert Zangs

Essuie-glace blue & white on canvas, 1969

Sale Date: December 7, 2010

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Essuie-glace blue & white scattered blocks..., 1969

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Essuie-glace blue & white scattered blocks..., 1969

Sale Date: December 7, 2010

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Komposition (from Verweißungen), 1950–1959

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Komposition (from Verweißungen), 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 4, 2010

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Ohne Titel, 1958

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Ohne Titel, 1958

Sale Date: November 11, 2010

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Rotation / 8 Stück (from Objekte -..., 1954–1975

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Rotation / 8 Stück (from Objekte -..., 1954–1975

Sale Date: November 10, 2010

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Yellow and blue 16-multi-dot circles, 1969

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Yellow and blue 16-multi-dot circles, 1969

Sale Date: October 23, 2010

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Grand red reflective double side peacock, 1969

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Grand red reflective double side peacock, 1969

Sale Date: October 23, 2010

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Serial structures

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Serial structures

Sale Date: September 25, 2010

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Arithmetic operators (+ blackened template,..., 1961

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Arithmetic operators (+ blackened template,..., 1961

Sale Date: September 25, 2010

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Collage, 1975

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Collage, 1975

Sale Date: September 25, 2010

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Windshield wiper, 1956

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Windshield wiper, 1956

Sale Date: September 25, 2010

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Brush management, 1982

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Brush management, 1982

Sale Date: September 25, 2010

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Brush management, 1982

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Brush management, 1982

Sale Date: September 25, 2010

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Die Brücke zur Insel, 1949

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Die Brücke zur Insel, 1949

Sale Date: July 2, 2010

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Composition

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Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Morgen auf der Straße

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Morgen auf der Straße

Sale Date: May 21, 2010

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Ohne Titel

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Sale Date: May 21, 2010

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Serial composition, 1980

Herbert Zangs

Serial composition, 1980

Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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In Norwegen, 2008

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In Norwegen, 2008

Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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Scheibenwischerbild

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Scheibenwischerbild

Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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Paris, 1950

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Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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Spät, 1998–1999

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Spät, 1998–1999

Sale Date: April 24, 2010

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Ohne Titel, 1957

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Ohne Titel, 1957

Sale Date: April 14, 2010

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Ohne Titel

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Sale Date: April 14, 2010

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