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)

Torse + ampoule + quatre interrupteurs, 1969–1969

Peter Klasen

Torse + ampoule + quatre interrupteurs, 1969–1969

Sale Date: March 25, 2001

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Sans titre, 1965–1965

Peter Klasen

Sans titre, 1965–1965

Sale Date: March 25, 2001

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Tondo, 1988–1988

Peter Klasen

Tondo, 1988–1988

Sale Date: March 25, 2001

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Camion bâche rouge-vert 672, 1990–1990

Peter Klasen

Camion bâche rouge-vert 672, 1990–1990

Sale Date: March 25, 2001

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Manomètre, 1974–1974

Peter Klasen

Manomètre, 1974–1974

Sale Date: March 25, 2001

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Flèche, manette, TT, 1998–1998

Peter Klasen

Flèche, manette, TT, 1998–1998

Sale Date: March 25, 2001

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Triple manette fond rouge/gris, 1992–1992

Peter Klasen

Triple manette fond rouge/gris, 1992–1992

Sale Date: March 25, 2001

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Tuyau rouge/Oxidizer, 1996–1996

Peter Klasen

Tuyau rouge/Oxidizer, 1996–1996

Sale Date: March 25, 2001

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Serrage-lock, 1985–1985

Peter Klasen

Serrage-lock, 1985–1985

Sale Date: March 21, 2001

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Petite suspension II, 1976–1976

Peter Klasen

Petite suspension II, 1976–1976

Sale Date: March 21, 2001

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Nu sur fond gris et poignée, 1973–1973

Peter Klasen

Nu sur fond gris et poignée, 1973–1973

Sale Date: March 21, 2001

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Radioactif - Manette, fond rouge, 1987–1987

Peter Klasen

Radioactif - Manette, fond rouge, 1987–1987

Sale Date: March 21, 2001

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Camion bâché bleu 62

Peter Klasen

Camion bâché bleu 62

Sale Date: January 29, 2001

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Mannette C/97 - Fond noir/jaune, 1997–1997

Peter Klasen

Mannette C/97 - Fond noir/jaune, 1997–1997

Sale Date: January 29, 2001

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Jardin de nuit, 1966–1966

Peter Klasen

Jardin de nuit, 1966–1966

Sale Date: January 29, 2001

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For cargo label, 1986–1986

Peter Klasen

For cargo label, 1986–1986

Sale Date: December 21, 2000

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Corrosif G. 30/Fond bleu

Peter Klasen

Corrosif G. 30/Fond bleu

Sale Date: December 17, 2000

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2 flèches rouges / MHC, 1990–1990

Peter Klasen

2 flèches rouges / MHC, 1990–1990

Sale Date: December 17, 2000

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Grand stethoscope, 1973–1973

Peter Klasen

Grand stethoscope, 1973–1973

Sale Date: December 17, 2000

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Chaîne cadenas, 1975–1975

Peter Klasen

Chaîne cadenas, 1975–1975

Sale Date: December 15, 2000

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Panneau de signalisation, 1982–1982

Peter Klasen

Panneau de signalisation, 1982–1982

Sale Date: December 10, 2000

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Manette vide, charge radioactif S 90, 1988–1988

Peter Klasen

Manette vide, charge radioactif S 90, 1988–1988

Sale Date: December 10, 2000

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Torse, miroir et quatre interrupteurs, 1969–1969

Peter Klasen

Torse, miroir et quatre interrupteurs, 1969–1969

Sale Date: December 4, 2000

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Fil de fer, 1973–1973

Peter Klasen

Fil de fer, 1973–1973

Sale Date: December 1, 2000

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