Peter Klasen

(German, born 1935)

Peter Klasen is a German artist known for his collage-like Pop Art paintings and prints. Using an airbrush, the artist contrasts images of industrial objects like pressure gauges and hydraulic circuits, with sexually charged images of nude women. These juxtapositions are the means by which the artist confronts themes of confinement, political control, and fear. “The human body vanishes from Klasen’s work behind the heavy doors, grids, and covers of trucks, cars, prisons,” the critic Claude Bouyeure said of the paintings. “In a word, behind all these places which, physically, psychologically, symbolically, squeeze, enclose, isolate, oppress and which henceforth padlock the entire frontal aspect of the paintings.” Born on August 18, 1935 in Lübeck, Germany, his father died in World War II, an event that deeply wounded the artist growing up. Klasen went on to study at the Universität der Künste Berlin, where he absorbed the avant-garde ideas of Will Grohmann and Hans Richter. After moving to Paris in 1959, he helped found the La Nouvelle Figuration movement along with the artists Bernard Rancillac and Valerio Adami. The La Nouvelle Figurationist’s aim was to criticize consumer culture, rather than celebrate it like Andy Warhol. Klasen currently lives and works in Paris, France. His works are included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.

Peter Klasen Artworks

Peter Klasen (2,139 results)

JEUNE FILLE MANETTE JAUNE VERTE CORROSIF W, 2011

Peter Klasen

JEUNE FILLE MANETTE JAUNE VERTE CORROSIF W, 2011

Sale Date: December 15, 2020

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SANS TITRE, 1997

Peter Klasen

SANS TITRE, 1997

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SANS TITRE, 1997

Peter Klasen

SANS TITRE, 1997

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Sans titre, 1989

Peter Klasen

Sans titre, 1989

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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GRANDE BOUCHE, DE FACE, MANETTE ROUGE..., 2010

Peter Klasen

GRANDE BOUCHE, DE FACE, MANETTE ROUGE..., 2010

Sale Date: December 9, 2020

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Visage + 3 interrupteurs et stethoscope, 1969, 1969

Peter Klasen

Visage + 3 interrupteurs et stethoscope, 1969, 1969

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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Salle de bain, 1972, 1972

Peter Klasen

Salle de bain, 1972, 1972

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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LES SPORTIVES, 1966

Peter Klasen

LES SPORTIVES, 1966

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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Lost Landscape N° 42 - Blue Face/G, 2012

Peter Klasen

Lost Landscape N° 42 - Blue Face/G, 2012

Sale Date: December 5, 2020

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Lost Landscape N° 68 - Last Night/G, 2012

Peter Klasen

Lost Landscape N° 68 - Last Night/G, 2012

Sale Date: December 5, 2020

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Volant/Serrage-Lock, 1989

Peter Klasen

Volant/Serrage-Lock, 1989

Sale Date: November 20, 2020

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Buste, deux flèches, 2004, 2004

Peter Klasen

Buste, deux flèches, 2004, 2004

Sale Date: November 15, 2020

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Wagon Rouge/Bâche Ti GM 281–1987, 1987

Peter Klasen

Wagon Rouge/Bâche Ti GM 281–1987, 1987

Sale Date: November 26, 2020

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Sans titre, 2000

Peter Klasen

Sans titre, 2000

Sale Date: November 15, 2020

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Couple/Haute tension, 2006

Peter Klasen

Couple/Haute tension, 2006

Sale Date: October 30, 2020

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Eye between fingers, 2004

Peter Klasen

Eye between fingers, 2004

Sale Date: October 30, 2020

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Boîte cage

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: October 26, 2020

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La Câblerie Française

Peter Klasen

La Câblerie Française

Sale Date: October 7, 2020

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Bâche

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: October 7, 2020

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Séquence n°7 Blue Dream, 2005

Peter Klasen

Séquence n°7 Blue Dream, 2005

Sale Date: October 10, 2020

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IRON LADY I/L 1.42, 2002

Peter Klasen

IRON LADY I/L 1.42, 2002

Sale Date: September 16, 2020

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RENDEZ-VOUS DANGEREUX A/9, 2008

Peter Klasen

RENDEZ-VOUS DANGEREUX A/9, 2008

Sale Date: September 16, 2020

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Tableau de bord, 2015

Peter Klasen

Tableau de bord, 2015

Sale Date: July 26, 2020

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JLB/T Manette sur rouge-bleu-jaune, 1995, 1995

Peter Klasen

JLB/T Manette sur rouge-bleu-jaune, 1995, 1995

Sale Date: July 27, 2020

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