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Manfred K. Schwitteck
Still life with fish bones and champagne corks / - Behind still life -

1992

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Manfred K. Schwitteck (*1948), Still life with fish bones and champagne corks, 1992. watercolor over pencil on handmade paper, 31.5 x 45 cm (visible size), 47 x 61 cm (frame), signed in the center "m. k. schwitteck" and dated "26.8.[19]92", framed in passepartout under glass. - very well preserved and attractively framed - Behind still life - About the artwork Four remnants of consumed fish are arranged into a kind of fish shape. In the middle of this 'fish body' is an onion set into it and above it lies a champagne cork. By the arrangement and the kind of the picture objects a reference to the still life is opened, only that it concerns as it were the still life after the still life: The fish have already been consumed, the bottle has been emptied and is no longer there at all. And yet this nature morte is not entirely dead, the onion is sprouting and the fish eyes are peering out of the picture. This gives the artwork a mysterious surreal character, which at the same time has something humorous. GERMAN VERSION Manfred K. Schwitteck (*1948), Stillleben mit Fischgräten und Sektkorken, 1992. Aquarell über Bleistift auf Büttenpapier, 31,5 x 45 cm (Sichtmaß), 47 x 61 cm (Rahmen), mittig mit „m. k. schwitteck“ signiert und auf den „26.8.[19]92“ datiert, im Passepartout unter Glas gerahmt. - sehr gut erhalten und ansprechend gerahmt - Hinter dem Stillleben - zum Kunstwerk Vier Überbleibsel verzehrter Fische sind zu einer Art Fischform angeordnet. Inmitten dieses ‚Fischkörpers‘ ist eine Zwiebel hineingesetzt und darüber liegt ein Sektkorken. Durch die Anordnung und die Art der Bildgegenstände wird ein Bezug zum Stillleben eröffnet, nur dass es sich gleichsam um das Stillleben nach dem Stillleben handelt: Die Fische sind bereits verzehrt, die Flasche ist geleert und gar nicht mehr vorhanden. Und doch ist diese nature morte nicht gänzlich tot, die Zwiebel keimt auf und die Fischaugen blicken aus dem Bild heraus. Dies verleiht dem Kunstwerk einen geheimnisvoll-surrealen Charakter, der zugleich etwas Humorvolles hat.
  • Creator:
    Manfred K. Schwitteck (1948, German)
  • Creation Year:
    1992
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.51 in (47 cm)Width: 24.02 in (61 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Berlin, DE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2438212429292
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