Katharina Fritsch

(German, born 1956)

Katharina Fritsch is a contemporary German sculptor. Her work mixes reality with imagination to create surreal imagery that contract reality and fantasy through her large-scale monochromatic sculptures of animals, people, and objects. Of her bright palette, she has remarked that color “evens it out, makes it abstract—like a visual sign, an icon. That is important: my work is always on the borderline between a detailed sculpture and a sign.” Fritsch’s work is often described as uncanny, containing slight representational shifts that alter the viewer’s perception of reality and highlighting the work’s falsified imitation of life. She was born on February 14, 1956, and went on to graduate from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in 1984, where she notably studied under the German artist Fritz Schwegler. Fritsch has since garnered international attention, notably representing Germany at the 1995 Venice Biennale. In 2013, her 14-foot statue Hahn/Cock occupied Trafalger Square’s fourth plinth in London, sparking both controversy and renewed interest in her art. Fritsch’s work is included in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York and has been the subject of solo exhibitions at White Cube in London, the Gwangju Museum of Art, and the Tate Modern, among others.

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Katharina Fritsch (222 results)
Pude, 1995

Katharina Fritsch

Pude, 1995

Galerie Ludorff

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Pudel, 1995

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Pudel, 1995

Galerie Ludorff

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Gehirn, 1987

Katharina Fritsch

Gehirn, 1987

Galerie Schwarzer GmbH

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Fischring und Stern / Fish Ring and Star, 1983–1994

Katharina Fritsch

Fischring und Stern / Fish Ring and Star, 1983–1994

Matthew Marks Gallery

3,000 USD

Schlange / Snake, 2001

Katharina Fritsch

Schlange / Snake, 2001

Matthew Marks Gallery

3,000 USD

Bettlerhand, 2007

Katharina Fritsch

Bettlerhand, 2007

Galerie Ludorff

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Pistole (Pistol), 2006

Katharina Fritsch

Pistole (Pistol), 2006

Matthew Marks Gallery

20,000 USD

St. Nikolaus (St. Nicholas), 1985–2002

Katharina Fritsch

St. Nikolaus (St. Nicholas), 1985–2002

Matthew Marks Gallery

15,000 USD

St. Katharina (St. Catherine), 2003–2004

Katharina Fritsch

St. Katharina (St. Catherine), 2003–2004

Matthew Marks Gallery

15,000 USD

Gehirn (Brain), 1987–1989

Katharina Fritsch

Gehirn (Brain), 1987–1989

Matthew Marks Gallery

4,000 USD

Betende Hände (Praying Hands), 2004

Katharina Fritsch

Betende Hände (Praying Hands), 2004

Galerie Ludorff

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St. Nikolaus, 2002

Katharina Fritsch

St. Nikolaus, 2002

Galerie Ludorff

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St. Katharina, 2004

Katharina Fritsch

St. Katharina, 2004

Galerie Ludorff

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Muschel (Rosa) / Shell (pink),, 2013

Katharina Fritsch

Muschel (Rosa) / Shell (pink),, 2013

Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art

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Katze (Cat), 1981–1989

Katharina Fritsch

Katze (Cat), 1981–1989

Sale Date: April 13, 2024

Auction Closed

Schlange / Snake, 1991–2001

Katharina Fritsch

Schlange / Snake, 1991–2001

Sale Date: February 29, 2024

Auction Closed

Lexikonzeichnung (2. Serie: Mensch) [Lexicon , 2006

Katharina Fritsch

Lexikonzeichnung (2. Serie: Mensch) [Lexicon , 2006

Sale Date: January 17, 2024

Auction Closed

1st-4th Poster Ibiza (for Parkett 100/101), 2006

Katharina Fritsch

1st-4th Poster Ibiza (for Parkett 100/101), 2006

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

Auction Closed

Apfel (for Parkett 87), 2009

Katharina Fritsch

Apfel (for Parkett 87), 2009

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

Auction Closed

Katze (Cat); and Madonnenfigur (Madonna), 1981–1982

Katharina Fritsch

Katze (Cat); and Madonnenfigur (Madonna), 1981–1982

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

Auction Closed

Schlange, 1999–2001

Katharina Fritsch

Schlange, 1999–2001

Sale Date: November 11, 2023

Auction Closed

Madonnenfigur, 1982

Katharina Fritsch

Madonnenfigur, 1982

Sale Date: November 11, 2023

Auction Closed

Betende Hände (Praying Hands), 2004

Katharina Fritsch

Betende Hände (Praying Hands), 2004

Sale Date: October 3, 2023

Auction Closed

Zylinder, 2007

Katharina Fritsch

Zylinder, 2007

Sale Date: August 17, 2023

Auction Closed

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