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)

CAPACITY R.T, 1986, 1986

Peter Klasen

CAPACITY R.T, 1986, 1986

Sale Date: December 15, 1991

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WAGON II C

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: December 15, 1991

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ROBE NO. 3, 1972

Peter Klasen

ROBE NO. 3, 1972

Sale Date: December 6, 1991

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LE VERROU

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: December 4, 1991

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Peter Klasen

Sale Date: December 4, 1991

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YE 3

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: December 4, 1991

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SERRAGE

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: December 4, 1991

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RECITS ET AVIS DE RECHERCHE, HIROSHIMA, 1984

Peter Klasen

RECITS ET AVIS DE RECHERCHE, HIROSHIMA, 1984

Sale Date: December 1, 1991

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PROFIL NO. 1, 1972

Peter Klasen

PROFIL NO. 1, 1972

Sale Date: December 1, 1991

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CAMION BACHE BLEU JAUNE, PRODUIT , 1985

Peter Klasen

CAMION BACHE BLEU JAUNE, PRODUIT , 1985

Sale Date: November 29, 1991

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KOMPOSITION 60ER JAHRE

Peter Klasen

KOMPOSITION 60ER JAHRE

Sale Date: November 23, 1991

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KOMPOSITION 60ER JAHRE

Peter Klasen

KOMPOSITION 60ER JAHRE

Sale Date: November 23, 1991

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PILULE + LAME DE RASOIR, NO. 1, 1972

Peter Klasen

PILULE + LAME DE RASOIR, NO. 1, 1972

Sale Date: November 20, 1991

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PANNEAU NOIR PAR 891, 1983

Peter Klasen

PANNEAU NOIR PAR 891, 1983

Sale Date: November 20, 1991

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PRISE DE COURANT

Peter Klasen

PRISE DE COURANT

Sale Date: November 20, 1991

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Composition

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: November 19, 1991

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PROJET DE SCULPTURE POUR PORT BARCARES, 1968

Peter Klasen

PROJET DE SCULPTURE POUR PORT BARCARES, 1968

Sale Date: October 28, 1991

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MN 75

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: October 25, 1991

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WAGON REFRIGERANT VERT DETAIL W12, 1979

Peter Klasen

WAGON REFRIGERANT VERT DETAIL W12, 1979

Sale Date: October 25, 1991

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CAMION BACHE DETAIL (LIQUIDES INFLAMMABLES)..., 1978

Peter Klasen

CAMION BACHE DETAIL (LIQUIDES INFLAMMABLES)..., 1978

Sale Date: October 25, 1991

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4 INTERRUPTERS + BOUCHE, 1969

Peter Klasen

4 INTERRUPTERS + BOUCHE, 1969

Sale Date: October 13, 1991

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SANGLES ET POIGNEES

Peter Klasen

SANGLES ET POIGNEES

Sale Date: October 5, 1991

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TUYAUX

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: October 5, 1991

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MANETTE 40

Peter Klasen

Sale Date: October 5, 1991

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