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.

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Selbst nach Egon Schiele, 1981

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Selbst nach Egon Schiele, 1981

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Kopf eines jungen Mannes, 1987

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Kopf eines jungen Mannes, 1987

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Porträt- und Figurenskizzen, 1999

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Porträt- und Figurenskizzen, 1999

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Grashalme, 1983

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Grashalme, 1983

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Selbst, 1995

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Selbst, 1995

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Untitled (Self Portrait), 1978

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Untitled (Self Portrait), 1978

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THE BRIDE, 1983

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THE BRIDE, 1983

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Self-portrait, 1975

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Self-portrait, 1975

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Madalena Leal de Faria, 1993

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Madalena Leal de Faria, 1993

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Semi-Nude (

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Semi-Nude ("Regina Wellen"), 1989

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Semi-Nude, 1989

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Semi-Nude, 1989

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Naked torso with plaster model, 2001

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Naked torso with plaster model, 2001

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Selfportrait with easel, 2000

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Selfportrait with easel, 2000

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Semi-nude with blanket, seated, 2002

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Semi-nude with blanket, seated, 2002

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Sstill life with bread, owl and the..., 2013

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Sstill life with bread, owl and the..., 2013

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Interieur mit Plakat der umstürzenden..., 2006

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Interieur mit Plakat der umstürzenden..., 2006

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Self Portrait, 2010

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Self Portrait, 2010

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Diana und Lena und Gerd, 2009

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Diana und Lena und Gerd, 2009

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Gesundheit, 1991

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Gesundheit, 1991

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Kopf auf Teller, 1998

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Kopf auf Teller, 1998

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Friedrich Hecker-Teller (

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Friedrich Hecker-Teller ("Erkner 12.4.1848..., 1997

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"Nina", 1994

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Wasserkessel, 1992

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Wasserkessel, 1992

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"Prawda" (Plakatentwurf), 1984

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