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)
Weißer karton und Schafe (7点1組)Weißer karton , 1982

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Weißer karton und Schafe (7点1組)Weißer karton , 1982

Sale Date: May 11, 2019

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SCHLANGE (SNAKE), 1999–2001

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SCHLANGE (SNAKE), 1999–2001

Sale Date: March 15, 2019

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Madonnenfigur (Madonna Figure); and..., 1982–1987

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Madonnenfigur (Madonna Figure); and..., 1982–1987

Sale Date: April 23, 2019

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Madonnenfigur (Madonna Figure), 1982–1990

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Madonnenfigur (Madonna Figure), 1982–1990

Sale Date: April 11, 2019

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Mouse, 1991–1998

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Mouse, 1991–1998

Sale Date: December 6, 2018

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Pappkarton, 1999

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Pappkarton, 1999

Sale Date: December 5, 2018

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HUND/DOG, 2004

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HUND/DOG, 2004

Sale Date: November 15, 2018

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Mouse, 1998

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Mouse, 1998

Sale Date: October 17, 2018

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Sammlung von sechs unlimitierten, nicht , 1981–1989

Katharina Fritsch

Sammlung von sechs unlimitierten, nicht , 1981–1989

Sale Date: May 5, 2018

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Madonna, 1982–1990

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Madonna, 1982–1990

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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Pappkarton, 1999

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Pappkarton, 1999

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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Fischring und Stern, 1983–1994

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Fischring und Stern, 1983–1994

Sale Date: November 18, 2017

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Maus, 1991–1998

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Maus, 1991–1998

Sale Date: October 28, 2017

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Totenkopf, 1997

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Totenkopf, 1997

Sale Date: October 5, 2017

Auction Closed

Maus

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Maus

Sale Date: June 1, 2017

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Maus, 1991–1998

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Maus, 1991–1998

Sale Date: June 3, 2017

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Katze, 1981–1989

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Katze, 1981–1989

Sale Date: June 3, 2017

Auction Closed

MAUS (MOUSE), 1998–1999

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MAUS (MOUSE), 1998–1999

Sale Date: May 19, 2017

Auction Closed

CAT; VASE; MADONNA; SCARF; AND MONEY, 1981–1989

Katharina Fritsch

CAT; VASE; MADONNA; SCARF; AND MONEY, 1981–1989

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

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(i) Katze (Cat) (ii) Madonnenfigur..., 1981–1989

Katharina Fritsch

(i) Katze (Cat) (ii) Madonnenfigur..., 1981–1989

Sale Date: April 12, 2017

Auction Closed

Gehirn, 1987

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Gehirn, 1987

Sale Date: December 7, 2016

Auction Closed

Madonna, 1982

Katharina Fritsch

Madonna, 1982

Sale Date: December 7, 2016

Auction Closed

„Schlange“, 1999–2001

Katharina Fritsch

„Schlange“, 1999–2001

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

Auction Closed

Filege (Fly), 2000

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Filege (Fly), 2000

Sale Date: November 16, 2016

Auction Closed

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