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)

Vis et chevilles, 1972–1972

Peter Klasen

Vis et chevilles, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 1, 2000

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Manette, 1989–1989

Peter Klasen

Manette, 1989–1989

Sale Date: November 26, 2000

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Dangerous when wet - Manette-fond rouge, 1995–1995

Peter Klasen

Dangerous when wet - Manette-fond rouge, 1995–1995

Sale Date: October 29, 2000

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Volant AC 182 - Fond vert, 1995–1995

Peter Klasen

Volant AC 182 - Fond vert, 1995–1995

Sale Date: October 29, 2000

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Flash atomique, Nagasaki, début sept...., 1982–1982

Peter Klasen

Flash atomique, Nagasaki, début sept...., 1982–1982

Sale Date: October 27, 2000

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Panneau noir WS, 1984–1984

Peter Klasen

Panneau noir WS, 1984–1984

Sale Date: October 27, 2000

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Trois biberons et quatre seringues, 1966–1966

Peter Klasen

Trois biberons et quatre seringues, 1966–1966

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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Camion alu, détail lll, 1978–1978

Peter Klasen

Camion alu, détail lll, 1978–1978

Sale Date: October 8, 2000

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Table basse, 1995–1995

Peter Klasen

Table basse, 1995–1995

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Sans titre

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: July 9, 2000

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Manette - Open 4 as - Rouge

Peter Klasen

Manette - Open 4 as - Rouge

Sale Date: July 7, 2000

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Nu sur fond noir III, 1972–1972

Peter Klasen

Nu sur fond noir III, 1972–1972

Sale Date: July 7, 2000

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Petit nu, 1974–1974

Peter Klasen

Petit nu, 1974–1974

Sale Date: July 4, 2000

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Manette A-Z/C-jaune

Peter Klasen

Manette A-Z/C-jaune

Sale Date: June 28, 2000

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Eléments extérieurs d'un mur

Peter Klasen

Eléments extérieurs d'un mur

Sale Date: June 25, 2000

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Wagon 533 - Détail, 1975–1975

Peter Klasen

Wagon 533 - Détail, 1975–1975

Sale Date: June 25, 2000

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Camion bâché bleu 62

Peter Klasen

Camion bâché bleu 62

Sale Date: June 25, 2000

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Histoire des lieux ordinaires

Peter Klasen

Histoire des lieux ordinaires

Sale Date: June 21, 2000

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Camion bâché bleu-gris 267, 1988–1988

Peter Klasen

Camion bâché bleu-gris 267, 1988–1988

Sale Date: June 21, 2000

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Ventilateur/radioactif III, 1988–1988

Peter Klasen

Ventilateur/radioactif III, 1988–1988

Sale Date: June 16, 2000

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Fragile/fond noir/45, 1987–1987

Peter Klasen

Fragile/fond noir/45, 1987–1987

Sale Date: June 16, 2000

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Porte blindée - produits inflammables, 1978–1978

Peter Klasen

Porte blindée - produits inflammables, 1978–1978

Sale Date: June 8, 2000

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Dos de camion BJ 459, 1979–1979

Peter Klasen

Dos de camion BJ 459, 1979–1979

Sale Date: May 30, 2000

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Camion Sita bleu no.7, 1979–1979

Peter Klasen

Camion Sita bleu no.7, 1979–1979

Sale Date: May 30, 2000

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