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Walter SchnackenbergEscaping Eerie Monsters on the Roof at Night - Macabre Fantasy1955
1955
$14,000
£10,681.33
€12,214.73
CA$19,728.99
A$21,512.35
CHF 11,416.39
MX$260,077.34
NOK 144,482.68
SEK 132,438.47
DKK 91,231.42
About the Item
Renowned artist Walter Schnackenberg departs from this jovial poster art to paint an eerie nocturnal scene depicting a female subject running for her life from macabre roof monsters.
The work is masterfully designed and rendered, with a blue cast that advances the nightmarish narrative. The female subject's face conveys a palpable sense of fear that sends chills down the viewer's spine. It may be best not to view the work right before bedtime.
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Escaping Over the Roof -
Signed and dated lower right
Frame Size: 24.25 x 19.75 Framed under glass
Provenance
Day
Faber, London
Walter Schnackenberg (2 May 1880, Lauterberg - 10 January 1961, Degerndorf im Landkreis Rosenheim) was a German painter and illustrator.
Life
He went to Munich aged 19 to study under Heinrich Knirr and then Franz von Stuck, where he gained a reputation for drawings and caricatures. In the following years his drawings appeared in the art magazine Jugend and the satirical magazine "Simplicissimus". He traveled to Paris several times, where he met Picasso in 1908-1909 in Montparnasse and was inspired by the works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. 1908/09 Paris, Montparnasse , acquaintance with Picasso. He married the daughter of Carl von Thieme, co-founder of the Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft (MüRück, Münchener Rück, Munich Re) and the Allianz Versicherung. In 1907, Thieme and MüRück participated in the founding of the Europäischen Güter- und Reisegepäck-Versicherungs-AG in Budapest.
He also designed stage sets, theatre costumes and posters, including a signed one around 1920 for his father-in-law's Europäische Güter- und Reisegepäck-Versicherungs-AG travel insurance firm[1] and examples for Munich's Deutsches Theater.
Bio from Wikipedia
- Creator:Walter Schnackenberg (1880 - 1961, German)
- Creation Year:1955
- Dimensions:Height: 17.25 in (43.82 cm)Width: 13.25 in (33.66 cm)
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- Condition:Very good. tiny 1/4 inch loss on the extreme upper left edge. Otherwise presents very well. The frame has eight nail heads showing.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385317121142
Walter Schnackenberg
Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colorful and sensuous posters depicting theatrical and decadent subjects.
Schnackenberg became a regular contributor of similar compositions to the German magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus before devoting himself to the design of stage scenery and costumes. In the artist’s theatrical work, his mastery of form, ornamentation, and Orientalism became increasingly evident. He excelled at combining fluid Art Nouveau outlines, with spiky Expressionist passages, and the postures and patterns of the mysterious East.
In his later years, Schnackenberg explored the unconscious, using Surreal subject matter and paler colors that plainly portrayed dreams and visions, some imbued with political connotations. His drawings, illustrations, folio prints, and posters are highly sought today for their exceedingly imaginative qualities, enchanting subject matter, and arresting use of color.
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