Lothar Quinte "Sonnenzyklus Kalender" Abstract Silkscreen, circa 1970

Lothar Quinte was a German artist based in Alsace from the 1960s onwards who began his career as a stained glass maker. He also participated in the abstract and “pure painting” movement in the 50s. His art which always rejected figuration — in the most recent pieces relies on subtle gradations of color producing a form in a state of suspension and possessing an intense luminous vibration. Quinte was married to Sibylle Wagner and they produced numerous artworks together — rather like Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle — and they collaborated a great deal in India where they spent three months each year, from 1985–1994.