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 IN THEPOS IDEAL / CORROSIF, 2002

Peter Klasen

FRAGMENTS IN THEPOS IDEAL / CORROSIF, 2002

Sale Date: October 21, 2015

Auction Closed

BLUE DREAM/VANNE - 2004, 2004

Peter Klasen

BLUE DREAM/VANNE - 2004, 2004

Sale Date: October 19, 2015

Auction Closed

IRON LADY N°42 - 1999, 1999

Peter Klasen

IRON LADY N°42 - 1999, 1999

Sale Date: October 19, 2015

Auction Closed

MANETTE BEZAULT G2 - 1987, 1987

Peter Klasen

MANETTE BEZAULT G2 - 1987, 1987

Sale Date: October 19, 2015

Auction Closed

MANETTE/CHARGE-VIDE, FOND ROUGE 211 - 1987, 1987

Peter Klasen

MANETTE/CHARGE-VIDE, FOND ROUGE 211 - 1987, 1987

Sale Date: October 19, 2015

Auction Closed

FREIHEIT FUR ALLE/LE MUR DE BERLIN - 1988, 1988

Peter Klasen

FREIHEIT FUR ALLE/LE MUR DE BERLIN - 1988, 1988

Sale Date: October 19, 2015

Auction Closed

WIR LEBEN NOCH!/LE MUR DE BERLIN - 1988, 1988

Peter Klasen

WIR LEBEN NOCH!/LE MUR DE BERLIN - 1988, 1988

Sale Date: October 19, 2015

Auction Closed

CAMION BACHE BLEU/NOIR, UV 87-109 - 1986, 1986

Peter Klasen

CAMION BACHE BLEU/NOIR, UV 87-109 - 1986, 1986

Sale Date: October 19, 2015

Auction Closed

VERROU/2 FLECHES FOND JAUNE 215 - 1993, 1993

Peter Klasen

VERROU/2 FLECHES FOND JAUNE 215 - 1993, 1993

Sale Date: October 19, 2015

Auction Closed

MANETTE FOND JAUNE KG - 1988, 1988

Peter Klasen

MANETTE FOND JAUNE KG - 1988, 1988

Sale Date: October 19, 2015

Auction Closed

The Wall 7; Oxidizing Agent (2 works), 1989

Peter Klasen

The Wall 7; Oxidizing Agent (2 works), 1989

Sale Date: October 5, 2015

Auction Closed

Branchement, 1988

Peter Klasen

Branchement, 1988

Sale Date: September 25, 2015

Auction Closed

Le Mur de Berlin/Wall Incident, 1980

Peter Klasen

Le Mur de Berlin/Wall Incident, 1980

Sale Date: September 13, 2015

Auction Closed

Peter Klasen

"Iron Lady I/L 73", 2000

Sale Date: July 16, 2015

Auction Closed

The Wall 7 (+ Oxidizing Agent; 2 works), 1988–1989

Peter Klasen

The Wall 7 (+ Oxidizing Agent; 2 works), 1988–1989

Sale Date: June 29, 2015

Auction Closed

Container vert/bâche at K509, 1989

Peter Klasen

Container vert/bâche at K509, 1989

Sale Date: June 29, 2015

Auction Closed

Nu de face/ 2 manométres, 2006

Peter Klasen

Nu de face/ 2 manométres, 2006

Sale Date: June 22, 2015

Auction Closed

Electric fence, 2005

Peter Klasen

Electric fence, 2005

Sale Date: June 24, 2015

Auction Closed

Charnières avec ficelle, 1980

Peter Klasen

Charnières avec ficelle, 1980

Sale Date: June 24, 2015

Auction Closed

Fragments, 2003

Peter Klasen

Fragments, 2003

Sale Date: June 24, 2015

Auction Closed

Composition

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: June 22, 2015

Auction Closed

Rendez-Vous Dangereux A / 9, 2008

Peter Klasen

Rendez-Vous Dangereux A / 9, 2008

Sale Date: June 18, 2015

Auction Closed

Camion bâché bleu DC

Peter Klasen

Camion bâché bleu DC

Sale Date: June 2, 2015

Auction Closed

Manette bezault g2, 1987

Peter Klasen

Manette bezault g2, 1987

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

Auction Closed

Previous 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Next

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.