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)

Manette/frein contrôle bleu EC, 1990–1990

Peter Klasen

Manette/frein contrôle bleu EC, 1990–1990

Sale Date: November 25, 2001

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Porte blindée - Produits inflammables, 1978–1978

Peter Klasen

Porte blindée - Produits inflammables, 1978–1978

Sale Date: October 29, 2001

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Iron lady, 1998–1998

Peter Klasen

Iron lady, 1998–1998

Sale Date: October 29, 2001

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Manette/2 poignées/G412, 1989–1989

Peter Klasen

Manette/2 poignées/G412, 1989–1989

Sale Date: October 14, 2001

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Corrosif G1/A, 1997–1997

Peter Klasen

Corrosif G1/A, 1997–1997

Sale Date: October 1, 2001

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Porsche 911 Carrera

Peter Klasen

Porsche 911 Carrera

Sale Date: July 21, 2001

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For cargo label, 1986–1986

Peter Klasen

For cargo label, 1986–1986

Sale Date: July 9, 2001

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Tasse + ampoule + 4 interrupteurs, 1969–1969

Peter Klasen

Tasse + ampoule + 4 interrupteurs, 1969–1969

Sale Date: June 27, 2001

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Manette vide, charge radioactive S 90, 1988–1988

Peter Klasen

Manette vide, charge radioactive S 90, 1988–1988

Sale Date: June 25, 2001

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Peter Klasen

Sale Date: June 24, 2001

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Torse, miroir et quatre interrupteurs, 1969–1969

Peter Klasen

Torse, miroir et quatre interrupteurs, 1969–1969

Sale Date: June 23, 2001

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Nu + interrupteurs combines, 1969–1969

Peter Klasen

Nu + interrupteurs combines, 1969–1969

Sale Date: June 22, 2001

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Torse thermomètre, 1966–1966

Peter Klasen

Torse thermomètre, 1966–1966

Sale Date: June 22, 2001

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Grande manette / Deux flèches noir-jaune, 1998–1998

Peter Klasen

Grande manette / Deux flèches noir-jaune, 1998–1998

Sale Date: June 21, 2001

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Cadran / 63 M

Peter Klasen

Cadran / 63 M

Sale Date: June 21, 2001

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Container rouge - Vert 2 RW, 1979–1979

Peter Klasen

Container rouge - Vert 2 RW, 1979–1979

Sale Date: May 31, 2001

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Manette CMS - Fond bleu, 1988–1988

Peter Klasen

Manette CMS - Fond bleu, 1988–1988

Sale Date: May 31, 2001

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Camion bâche rouge-vert 672, 1990–1990

Peter Klasen

Camion bâche rouge-vert 672, 1990–1990

Sale Date: May 21, 2001

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Composition au manomètre

Peter Klasen

Composition au manomètre

Sale Date: May 21, 2001

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2 fleches rouges/M.H.C, 1990–1990

Peter Klasen

2 fleches rouges/M.H.C, 1990–1990

Sale Date: April 29, 2001

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Corrosif G.30/Fond bleu

Peter Klasen

Corrosif G.30/Fond bleu

Sale Date: April 29, 2001

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Radioactivité

Peter Klasen

Radioactivité

Sale Date: April 22, 2001

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Nu féminin et deux prises

Peter Klasen

Nu féminin et deux prises

Sale Date: April 11, 2001

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Volant II, 1975–1975

Peter Klasen

Volant II, 1975–1975

Sale Date: March 25, 2001

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