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)

L'escalier, circa 1983, 1983

Peter Klasen

L'escalier, circa 1983, 1983

Sale Date: April 21, 2022

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Sans titre

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: April 21, 2022

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CAMION S.I.T.A. 24R, 1985

Peter Klasen

CAMION S.I.T.A. 24R, 1985

Sale Date: April 21, 2022

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Boîte cage

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: April 28, 2022

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BLUE DREAM Inhalation hazard 2 2012, 2012

Peter Klasen

BLUE DREAM Inhalation hazard 2 2012, 2012

Sale Date: April 14, 2022

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RAILROAD CROSSING DIPTYCH Fragmentation B11..., 2012

Peter Klasen

RAILROAD CROSSING DIPTYCH Fragmentation B11..., 2012

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La Femme rêvée, 1966, 1966

Peter Klasen

La Femme rêvée, 1966, 1966

Sale Date: April 9, 2022

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Durch Beton - Le Mur de Berlin, 1988, 1988

Peter Klasen

Durch Beton - Le Mur de Berlin, 1988, 1988

Sale Date: April 9, 2022

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Dangereux au contact de l’humidité, 1999, 1999

Peter Klasen

Dangereux au contact de l’humidité, 1999, 1999

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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NU DERRIERE GRILLAGE/ARMOIRE ROUGE/HAUTE..., 2007

Peter Klasen

NU DERRIERE GRILLAGE/ARMOIRE ROUGE/HAUTE..., 2007

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

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BLUE DREAM/FLAME, SEQUENCE N°7 - 2005, 2005

Peter Klasen

BLUE DREAM/FLAME, SEQUENCE N°7 - 2005, 2005

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

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CAMION BÂCHE BLEU-ROUGE

Peter Klasen

CAMION BÂCHE BLEU-ROUGE

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

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Wagon 533 détail

Peter Klasen

Wagon 533 détail

Sale Date: March 16, 2022

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Sans titre, 1998

Peter Klasen

Sans titre, 1998

Sale Date: March 16, 2022

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Camion bâché vert-rouge A 714/S-02, 1989

Peter Klasen

Camion bâché vert-rouge A 714/S-02, 1989

Sale Date: March 12, 2022

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

Peter Klasen

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

Sale Date: March 12, 2022

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

Peter Klasen

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

Sale Date: March 12, 2022

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Bouche Chaine, 2002

Peter Klasen

Bouche Chaine, 2002

Sale Date: September 22, 2021

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Il était une fois la Révolution, 1996, 1996

Peter Klasen

Il était une fois la Révolution, 1996, 1996

Sale Date: January 8, 2022

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p>Visage en bleu / Haute tension / Cadenas, 2006

Peter Klasen

p>Visage en bleu / Haute tension / Cadenas, 2006

Sale Date: December 17, 2021

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JEUNE FILLE/MANETTE JAUNE/VERTE/CORROSIF/W,..., 2011

Peter Klasen

JEUNE FILLE/MANETTE JAUNE/VERTE/CORROSIF/W,..., 2011

Sale Date: December 7, 2021

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CONTAINER BLEU AVEC VOLANT INFLAMMABLE R, 2011, 2011

Peter Klasen

CONTAINER BLEU AVEC VOLANT INFLAMMABLE R, 2011, 2011

Sale Date: December 7, 2021

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CONTAINER DETAIL VERT (79), 1976, 1976

Peter Klasen

CONTAINER DETAIL VERT (79), 1976, 1976

Sale Date: December 7, 2021

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Iron Lady, 2000.I/L 57, 2000

Peter Klasen

Iron Lady, 2000.I/L 57, 2000

Sale Date: December 5, 2021

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