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Gertrude DegenhardtTwo Fantastic Scenes / - Image dreams -1970
1970
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Gertrude Degenhardt (1940 New York - 2025 Greifswald), Two Fantastic Scenes, 1970. Oil on hardboard, each 27.5 cm x 22.5 cm (pictures), 38 cm x 33 cm (frame), each signed “G. Degenhardt” and dated “[19]70” in the center below the horizon line, in old frames selected and co-designed by the artist.
- Image dreams -
In an olive-green world, a naked woman nestles against a horse. The coloring and limbs make them appear as one being, with the woman seemingly asleep while the animal stretches its head forward and sticks out its red tongue in a kind of defensive gesture. The horse notices the figure in the other picture, which at the same time seems to be dreamed by the woman. In a gray world, the creature appears like an all-consuming blackness from which an obviously dead goose protrudes, blood dripping from its beak. The eerie creature with the immense skull and aged face stretches the goose toward the horse and the woman. The red of the beak and blood and the red of the tongue and nipples further reinforce the connection, while the yellow forms a color accent opposite to the black.
The fantastical, grotesque juxtaposition invites viewers to develop stories and explore the meaning of the encounter. However, the creatures become increasingly enigmatic, which lends them a magical effect.
The artist has colored the broken edges of the frames to match the respective color scheme, allowing the colors to penetrate the frame and continue beyond it.
About the artist
Born in New York, Gertrude Degenhardt grew up in Berlin after World War II. From 1956 onwards, she lived in Mainz, where she studied commercial art at the State School of Applied Arts. She worked as a freelance artist from 1966 onwards. At the end of the 1970s, she discovered the Irish west coast as an inspiring region and from then on commuted between Rheinhessen and Ireland. She created enigmatic, comically grotesque graphics and paintings and illustrated numerous books. These included titles by Hugh O'Flaherty, Bertolt Brecht, Wolf Biermann, and François Villon.
The artist, who has been featured in international exhibitions, has received numerous awards. Among others, she received the Graphic Biennial Prize in Krakow (1968) and Fredrikstad (1976), the Order of Merit of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate (2001), and the Hannes Gaab Prize of the City of Mainz (2019).
GERMAN VERSION
Gertrude Degenhardt (1940 New York - 2025 Greifswald), Zwei phantastische Szenen, 1970. Öl auf Hartfaserplatte, je 27,5 cm x 22,5 cm (Bilder), 38 cm x 33 cm (Rahmen), je mittig unter der Horizontlinie mit „G. Degenhardt“ signiert und auf „[19]70“ datiert, in alten, von der Künstlerin ausgewählten und mitgestalteten Rahmen.
- Bildträume -
In einer oliv-grünen Welt schmiegt sich eine nackte Frau an ein Pferd. Durch die Farbgebung und die Glieder wirken sie wie ein Wesen, wobei die Frau zu schlafen scheint, während das Tier mit vorgerecktem Kopf in einer Art Abwehrgestus die rote Zunge herausstreckt. Das Pferd gewahrt die Gestalt auf dem anderen Bild, die zugleich von der Frau geträumt zu werden scheint. In einer grauen Welt wirkt das Wesen wie das alles verschlingende Schwarz, aus dem eine offensichtlich tote Gans herausragt, der Blut aus dem Schnabel tropft. Das unheimliche Wesen mit dem immensen Schädel und dem überalterten Gesicht streckt die Gans seinerseits dem Pferd und der Frau entgegen. Das Rot von Schnabel und Blut und das Rot der Zunge und der Brustwarzen verstärken die Verbindung zusätzlich, während das Gelb ein dem Schwarz entgegengesetzten Farbakzent bildet.
Die phantastisch-groteske Gegenüberstellung lädt dazu ein, Geschichten zu entwickeln und den Sinn der Begegnung zu erschließen. Dabei werden die Wesen jedoch immer rätselhafter, was ihnen eine magische Wirkung verleiht
Die Bruchkanten der Rahmen sind von der Künstlerin der jeweiligen Farbwelt entsprechend eingefärbt, wodurch diese auch in den Rahmen eindringt und sich darüber hinaus fortsetzt.
zur Künstlerin
In New York geboren wuchs Gertrude Degenhardt nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in Berlin auf. Ab 1956 lebte sie in Mainz, wo sie an der Staatlichen Werkkunstschule für Gebrauchsgrafik studierte. Seit 1966 arbeitete sie als freischaffende Künstlerin. Ende der 70er entdeckte sie die irische Westküste als inspirierende Gegend und pendelte fortan zwischen Rheinhessen und Irland. Sie schuf hintergründige, komisch-groteske Grafiken und Gemälden und illustrierte zahlreiche Bücher. Darunter Titel von Hugh O’Flaherty, Bertolt Brecht, Wolf Biermann und François Villon.
Die auf internationalen Ausstellungen präsente Künstlerin wurde mehrfach ausgezeichnet. So erhielt sie unter anderem den Grafik-Biennale-Preis in Krakau (1968) und Fredrikstad (1976), den Verdienstorden des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz (2001) und der Hannes Gaab Preis der Stadt Mainz (2019).
- Creator:Gertrude Degenhardt (1940 - 2025, German)
- Creation Year:1970
- Dimensions:Height: 14.97 in (38 cm)Width: 13 in (33 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Berlin, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2438217320592
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