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)

Corrosif K 16, 1996–1996

Peter Klasen

Corrosif K 16, 1996–1996

Sale Date: April 27, 1998

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Camion S.I.T.A., 1965–1985

Peter Klasen

Camion S.I.T.A., 1965–1985

Sale Date: April 27, 1998

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Miroir + 2 interrupteurs, 1968–1968

Peter Klasen

Miroir + 2 interrupteurs, 1968–1968

Sale Date: April 26, 1998

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Fragments K 6 - inflammable, 1997–1997

Peter Klasen

Fragments K 6 - inflammable, 1997–1997

Sale Date: April 26, 1998

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Manette/2 flèches/C, 1997–1997

Peter Klasen

Manette/2 flèches/C, 1997–1997

Sale Date: April 25, 1998

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2 torses, 9 tétines + 2 poignées, 1969–1969

Peter Klasen

2 torses, 9 tétines + 2 poignées, 1969–1969

Sale Date: March 22, 1998

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Spectre 2, Mur de Berlin, 1988–1988

Peter Klasen

Spectre 2, Mur de Berlin, 1988–1988

Sale Date: March 22, 1998

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Harmful, 1992–1992

Peter Klasen

Harmful, 1992–1992

Sale Date: March 22, 1998

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Porte de sécurité, 1992–1992

Peter Klasen

Porte de sécurité, 1992–1992

Sale Date: March 22, 1998

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Nu-disjoncteur, 1973–1973

Peter Klasen

Nu-disjoncteur, 1973–1973

Sale Date: March 22, 1998

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Camion bâché bleu ocre avec ficelle, 1979–1979

Peter Klasen

Camion bâché bleu ocre avec ficelle, 1979–1979

Sale Date: March 22, 1998

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Haute tension / inflammable

Peter Klasen

Haute tension / inflammable

Sale Date: March 22, 1998

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Fragile 2

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: March 22, 1998

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Couper ici, 1953–1953

Peter Klasen

Couper ici, 1953–1953

Sale Date: March 22, 1998

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Tank bated /2 flêches

Peter Klasen

Tank bated /2 flêches

Sale Date: March 22, 1998

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L'oeil sauvage, 1966–1966

Peter Klasen

L'oeil sauvage, 1966–1966

Sale Date: December 21, 1997

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Manette/Radioactif/Fragile/Fond gris, 1993–1993

Peter Klasen

Manette/Radioactif/Fragile/Fond gris, 1993–1993

Sale Date: December 21, 1997

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Non flammable gaz, 1995–1995

Peter Klasen

Non flammable gaz, 1995–1995

Sale Date: December 21, 1997

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Payload/open closet. Caution TK46, 1988–1988

Peter Klasen

Payload/open closet. Caution TK46, 1988–1988

Sale Date: December 15, 1997

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Camion S.I.T.A. gris-jaune MK3, 1984–1984

Peter Klasen

Camion S.I.T.A. gris-jaune MK3, 1984–1984

Sale Date: December 15, 1997

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Grand nu, aération + interrupteurs, 1969–1969

Peter Klasen

Grand nu, aération + interrupteurs, 1969–1969

Sale Date: December 15, 1997

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Volant GZ 215 rouge, 1988–1988

Peter Klasen

Volant GZ 215 rouge, 1988–1988

Sale Date: December 14, 1997

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Manomètre B30/noir

Peter Klasen

Manomètre B30/noir

Sale Date: December 14, 1997

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Nu/Haute tension fond gris, 1972–1972

Peter Klasen

Nu/Haute tension fond gris, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 14, 1997

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