Dieter Appelt

(German, born 1935)

Dieter Appelt is a contemporary German artist known for his black and white photographs which depict performances and sculptures of his own construction. Appelt’s works often exude a menacing air reminiscent to the Surrealist films of Luis Buñuel and Maya Deren. “A snapshot steals life that it cannot return,” he mused. “A long exposure [creates] a form that never existed.” Born on March 3, 1935 in Niemegk, Germany, he studied singing and music at the he Mendelssohn Bartholdy Akademie in Leipzig, before taking photography courses under Heinz Hajek-Halke at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin. During his early years in Berlin, the artist continued to be involved in music and performed in the choir of the city’s Opera. After a trip to Italy in 1976, Appelt started to focus his photographic attentions on his own body. Using the strange forms produced when he wrapped himself in plaster or gauze as subject matter. Over the following decades, other objects appeared within his performances and subsequent photographs, and his works gained international attention. He continues to live and work in Berlin, Germany. Today, Appelt’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, among others.

Dieter Appelt Artworks

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Auto-portrait, 1985

Dieter Appelt

Auto-portrait, 1985

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For Klaus Reichert, 1985

Dieter Appelt

For Klaus Reichert, 1985

Galerie aKonzept

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Untitled, 1984

Dieter Appelt

Untitled, 1984

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Die Befreiung der Finger (Liberation of the..., 1979

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Die Befreiung der Finger (Liberation of the..., 1979

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Platz der Steine, Plates I-VII (7 works), 1995

Dieter Appelt

Platz der Steine, Plates I-VII (7 works), 1995

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Der Fleck auf dem Speigel den der Atembauch..., 1978

Dieter Appelt

Der Fleck auf dem Speigel den der Atembauch..., 1978

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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aus Sequenz Oppedette, 1980

Dieter Appelt

aus Sequenz Oppedette, 1980

Sale Date: December 9, 2023

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Der Fleck auf dem Spiegel, den der Atemhauch , 1977

Dieter Appelt

Der Fleck auf dem Spiegel, den der Atemhauch , 1977

Sale Date: December 9, 2023

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Die Schatten Erinnern an Nichts', 2002

Dieter Appelt

Die Schatten Erinnern an Nichts', 2002

Sale Date: October 9, 2023

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Schneeloch, dalla serie Aus Erinnerungsspur, 1979

Dieter Appelt

Schneeloch, dalla serie Aus Erinnerungsspur, 1979

Sale Date: September 14, 2023

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Série Aus Erinnerungsspur, 1977–1979

Dieter Appelt

Série Aus Erinnerungsspur, 1977–1979

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Oppedette. Anelle, 1980

Dieter Appelt

Oppedette. Anelle, 1980

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Oppedette, 1980

Dieter Appelt

Oppedette, 1980

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Spiegel-Fächer-Objekt, 1977

Dieter Appelt

Spiegel-Fächer-Objekt, 1977

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Self-Portrait, 1977

Dieter Appelt

Self-Portrait, 1977

Sale Date: June 14, 2023

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Untitled (from the series: Erinnerungsspur - , 1978

Dieter Appelt

Untitled (from the series: Erinnerungsspur - , 1978

Sale Date: June 6, 2023

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Untitled.

Dieter Appelt

Sale Date: April 25, 2023

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Three relief sculptures., 1997

Dieter Appelt

Three relief sculptures., 1997

Sale Date: April 25, 2023

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Dieter Appelt

Sale Date: April 25, 2023

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Erste Hängung' (First Hanging) (from 'Monte..., 1976

Dieter Appelt

Erste Hängung' (First Hanging) (from 'Monte..., 1976

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Membrane Objekt (from..., 1977–1979

Dieter Appelt

Membrane Objekt (from..., 1977–1979

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Dornbusch, from the series..., 1977–1979

Dieter Appelt

Dornbusch, from the series..., 1977–1979

Sale Date: December 4, 2022

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Ramification 1, 1998

Dieter Appelt

Ramification 1, 1998

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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