Johannes Grützke

(German, 1937–2017)

Johannes Grützke is a German painter. His works are characterized by their almost grotesque emphasis on bodily musculature and physiognomy, creating hyper-sexualized figures that become caricatures in his handling. A co-founder of the self-described School of the New Splendor in 1973, Grützke's satirical, whimsical style was formed through study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin under prominent representational painters like Hans Orlowski and Peter Janssen between 1957 and 1964. Grützke has more or less stayed in Academia since, with teaching stints at the Acadmy of Fine Arts in Hamburg in 1977, the International Summer Academy in Salzburg in 1987, and a professorship in painting from 1992 to 2002 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg. Born in Berlin, Germany on September 30, 1937, the artist has enjoyed widespread success, including the awarding of the Hannah Höch Prize and a sprawling retrospective at the Germanisches National Museum in Nuremberg in 2012.

Johannes Grützke Artworks

Johannes Grützke (687 results)
Untitled (Hüfte und Knie - hip and knee), 1990

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Untitled (Hüfte und Knie - hip and knee), 1990

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Drei Mappenwerke, 1990

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Drei Mappenwerke, 1990

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“Unterwegs zu den Blasrohrindianern”, 1975

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“Unterwegs zu den Blasrohrindianern”, 1975

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Kerstin, 1993

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Kerstin, 1993

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Untitled (Self portrait), 2015

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Untitled (Self portrait), 2015

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Untitled (Self), 1993

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Untitled (Self), 1993

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Untitled, 1998

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Untitled, 1998

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Untitled, 1989

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Untitled, 1989

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Das eigene, rote Gesicht, 1999

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Das eigene, rote Gesicht, 1999

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Blumenstrauss mit Vendome, 2006

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Blumenstrauss mit Vendome, 2006

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Interior with poster of the overturning..., 2006

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Interior with poster of the overturning..., 2006

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Porträt des deutschen Schriftstellers und..., 1962

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Porträt des deutschen Schriftstellers und..., 1962

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Untitled (Portrait)

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Untitled (Portrait)

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Gruss an Louis Armstrong, 1976

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Gruss an Louis Armstrong, 1976

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Portrait of Carl Laszlo, 1969

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Portrait of Carl Laszlo, 1969

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Norbert Tefelski, 1990

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Norbert Tefelski, 1990

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Untitled (Self portrait), 1984

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Untitled (Self portrait), 1984

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Der Bildhauer und sein Modell, 1974

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Der Bildhauer und sein Modell, 1974

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Der lächelnde Kopf, 1995

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Der lächelnde Kopf, 1995

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Männlicher Akt im Unterkleid, 1974

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Männlicher Akt im Unterkleid, 1974

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(F)Schreitender Halbakt, 1988

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(F)Schreitender Halbakt, 1988

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Am Fuß, 1977

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Am Fuß, 1977

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Untitled, 1994

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Untitled, 1994

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Selbst, ein Faun, 1996

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Selbst, ein Faun, 1996

Sale Date: April 21, 2022

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