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)
Totenkopf (skull), 1997–1998

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Totenkopf (skull), 1997–1998

Sale Date: March 10, 2015

Auction Closed

Hexenhaus und Pilz (2-teiliges objekt), 1999

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Hexenhaus und Pilz (2-teiliges objekt), 1999

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

Auction Closed

Serie Mensch II, Frau und Skelett (2-teilig), 1997

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Serie Mensch II, Frau und Skelett (2-teilig), 1997

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

Auction Closed

Hexenhaus und Pilz (Witch's House and..., 1999

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Hexenhaus und Pilz (Witch's House and..., 1999

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

Auction Closed

Silberne Kugel, 1999

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Silberne Kugel, 1999

Sale Date: May 30, 2014

Auction Closed

Madonna; Brain; Vase; Scarf; Black Cat; , 1981–1989

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Madonna; Brain; Vase; Scarf; Black Cat; , 1981–1989

Sale Date: April 28, 2014

Auction Closed

Mouse, 1999

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Mouse, 1999

Sale Date: March 13, 2014

Auction Closed

Shell, 2013

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Shell, 2013

Sale Date: March 26, 2014

Auction Closed

Tisch mit Käse, 1990

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Tisch mit Käse, 1990

Sale Date: March 7, 2014

Auction Closed

St. Katharina, 2004

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St. Katharina, 2004

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

Auction Closed

Bettlerhand, 2007

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Bettlerhand, 2007

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

Auction Closed

St. Nikolaus, 2002

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St. Nikolaus, 2002

Sale Date: November 29, 2013

Auction Closed

Fischring und Stern, 1983–1994

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Fischring und Stern, 1983–1994

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

Auction Closed

Rotes Bied, 1990–1991

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Rotes Bied, 1990–1991

Sale Date: June 28, 2013

Auction Closed

Madonna

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Madonna

Sale Date: June 26, 2013

Auction Closed

Grüner Seidenschal

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Grüner Seidenschal

Sale Date: June 26, 2013

Auction Closed

Tisch Mit Käse, 1981–1990

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Tisch Mit Käse, 1981–1990

Sale Date: May 15, 2013

Auction Closed

Schlange, 1999–2001

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Schlange, 1999–2001

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

Auction Closed

Herz mit Zähnen (Teeth Heart), 1998–2002

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Herz mit Zähnen (Teeth Heart), 1998–2002

Sale Date: March 7, 2013

Auction Closed

Zylinder (Top Hat), 2007

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Zylinder (Top Hat), 2007

Sale Date: March 8, 2013

Auction Closed

Hexenhaus und Pilz (Witch House and..., 1999

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Hexenhaus und Pilz (Witch House and..., 1999

Sale Date: February 13, 2013

Auction Closed

Bettlerhand, 2007

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Bettlerhand, 2007

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

Auction Closed

Maus (Mouse), 1998–1999

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Maus (Mouse), 1998–1999

Sale Date: November 20, 2012

Auction Closed

Katze, Madonna, Gehirn und Schal (4..., 1980–1990

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Katze, Madonna, Gehirn und Schal (4..., 1980–1990

Sale Date: October 20, 2012

Auction Closed

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