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)
FRAGMENTS B/11-BOUCHE, 2002

Peter Klasen

FRAGMENTS B/11-BOUCHE, 2002

Sale Date: December 4, 2018

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Disjoncteur bleu II, 1972

Peter Klasen

Disjoncteur bleu II, 1972

Sale Date: November 29, 2018

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SÉRIE X/9, 2001

Peter Klasen

SÉRIE X/9, 2001

Sale Date: November 27, 2018

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Nu

Peter Klasen

Nu

Sale Date: November 19, 2018

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Bouche Chaine, 2002

Peter Klasen

Bouche Chaine, 2002

Sale Date: November 29, 2018

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«Volant/Serrage-Lock», 1989

Peter Klasen

«Volant/Serrage-Lock», 1989

Sale Date: October 19, 2018

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MIROIRS ET INTERRUPTEUR, 1970

Peter Klasen

MIROIRS ET INTERRUPTEUR, 1970

Sale Date: October 21, 2018

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CAMION BACHE BLEU DC

Peter Klasen

CAMION BACHE BLEU DC

Sale Date: October 21, 2018

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TORSES ET ROBINET + STÉTOSCOPE, 1969

Peter Klasen

TORSES ET ROBINET + STÉTOSCOPE, 1969

Sale Date: October 21, 2018

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OXIDISER-VERT, 1996

Peter Klasen

OXIDISER-VERT, 1996

Sale Date: October 21, 2018

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GRILLE (BOUCHE INCENDIE), 1979

Peter Klasen

GRILLE (BOUCHE INCENDIE), 1979

Sale Date: October 21, 2018

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NU N°1, 1966

Peter Klasen

NU N°1, 1966

Sale Date: October 21, 2018

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CONTAINER NM/BACHE, 1984

Peter Klasen

CONTAINER NM/BACHE, 1984

Sale Date: October 16, 2018

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Bache U.45, 2011

Peter Klasen

Bache U.45, 2011

Sale Date: October 1, 2018

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M38, 2013

Peter Klasen

M38, 2013

Sale Date: October 1, 2018

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Cars and girls / Corrosif, 2 Flèches, 2007, 2007

Peter Klasen

Cars and girls / Corrosif, 2 Flèches, 2007, 2007

Sale Date: September 29, 2018

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E32, 2011, 2011

Peter Klasen

E32, 2011, 2011

Sale Date: September 29, 2018

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LE MUR DE BERLIN FALLEN ANGEL, 1988, 1988

Peter Klasen

LE MUR DE BERLIN FALLEN ANGEL, 1988, 1988

Sale Date: July 8, 2018

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BOUCHE + 2 INTERRUPTEURS SUR FOND ROUGE, 1971, 1971

Peter Klasen

BOUCHE + 2 INTERRUPTEURS SUR FOND ROUGE, 1971, 1971

Sale Date: July 8, 2018

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WAGON BLEU A Z 64, 1988, 1988

Peter Klasen

WAGON BLEU A Z 64, 1988, 1988

Sale Date: July 8, 2018

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Protégeons la forêt, 1987

Peter Klasen

Protégeons la forêt, 1987

Sale Date: July 5, 2018

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Ventilation/oeil éléctronique, 1981, 1981

Peter Klasen

Ventilation/oeil éléctronique, 1981, 1981

Sale Date: June 14, 2018

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Manette /GM fond rouge, 1996, 1996

Peter Klasen

Manette /GM fond rouge, 1996, 1996

Sale Date: June 26, 2018

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GRAND NU DE FACE,  AMPEREMÈTRE, 1973

Peter Klasen

GRAND NU DE FACE, AMPEREMÈTRE, 1973

Sale Date: June 29, 2018

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