About
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1966
Signed, dated, numbered or inscribed
Edition: 65 + h.c.
Size: 26.9 × 20.3 on 33.9 × 23.8 inches
Bernhard Heiliger (11 November 1915, Stettin - 25 October 1995, Berlin) was a German artist. He was considered "West Germany's foremost sculptor", and his large public artworks are a prominent presence in many German cities, especially Berlin.
Heiliger's diverse output stretches from his early, organically abstracted figures to his late nonobjective, geometric abstractions. His early work (1945–1962), focuses on the human figure, which is treated in an organic style influenced by Aristide Maillol and Henry Moore. Also from this period is a series of portrait busts of prominent contemporary Germans. The artist departed from the human figure in his second period (1962–1970), instead developing imagery of the "flight of birds and vegetable forms" influenced by the nonrepresentational Informel style. The seven-meter-high The Flame (Flamme, 1962–63), commissioned by the city of Berlin for Ernst-Reuter-Platz, is considered the key work in the transition between the early and middle periods. The Five Continents (Die fünf Erdteile, 1961), by contrast, still alludes to the human figure in the torso-like shapes that make up the composition.
Kosmos 70, commissioned in 1970 by the city of Berlin for the restored Reichstag building, marks the transition into Heiliger's final period, where spheres and angular forms linked by lines of wire allude to planets and solar systems. The different stylistic phases in Heiliger's career are connected to changes in material: whereas his works from the 50's and 60's are cast materials, such as cast stone or bronze, the works from the 70's onward are most often made of stainless steel or corten steel.
Details
- Artist
- Creation year1966
- Medium
- Movement & Style
- ConditionGood.
- Dimensions
H 33.9 in. x W 23.8 in.
H 86.11 cm x W 60.46 cm
- Gallery locationKansas City, MO
- Reference numberLU60832524261
- Seller reference numberBHE_1802_01
Shipping, Returns & Payment
- Shipping
Global Shipping Available
View all shipping quotes - Return Policy
This item cannot be returned.
View details
- Online Payment Methods1stdibs accepts the following payment methods
- Item InvoiceGenerate an invoice that you can customize and print.
About the Seller
Vetted
1stdibs seller since 2017
Typical response time: <1 hr
Located in Kansas City, MO
You may also contact the seller by phoneCall seller through 1stdibs
More From This Seller
Bernhard HeiligerGestural Abstraction - Untitled, 1966
Price Upon Request
Gestural Abstraction - Untitled
Bernhard Heiliger
Lithograph
Bernhard Heiliger
Title: Gestural Abstraction - Untitled
Medium: Lithograph on Japanese paper
Year: 1966
Signed, dated, numbered or inscribed
Edition: 65 + h.c.
Size: 26.9 × 20.3 on ...
Bernhard Heiliger"Komposition" (Composition), 1964
$199 Sale Price
28% Off
"Komposition" (Composition)
Bernhard Heiliger
Lithograph
Lithograph
Signed by hand, dated and inscribed
Size: 24.2 × 15.6 on 29.8 × 21.8 inches
Bernhard Heiliger (11 November 1915, Stettin - 25 October 1995, Berlin) was a German artist. H...
Bernhard Heiliger"Komposition" (Composition), 1967
$299 Sale Price
25% Off
"Komposition" (Composition)
Bernhard Heiliger
Lithograph
Bernhard Heiliger
“Composition III”, 1967
Medium: Lithograph
Signed, numbered or inscribed
Edition: 100 + H.C.
Size: 20.5 × 12.9 on 25.5 × 19.7 inches
Bernhard Heiliger (11 November...
Bernhard Heiliger"Komposition" (Composition), 1967
$299 Sale Price
25% Off
"Komposition" (Composition)
Bernhard Heiliger
Lithograph
Bernhard Heiliger
“Composition”, 1967
Medium: Lithograph
Signed, numbered or inscribed
Edition: 100 + H.C.
Size: 20.5 × 12.9 on 25.5 × 19.7 inches
Bernhard Heiliger (11 November 191...
You May Also Like
Untitled (Edition 83/100)
Eberhard Dänzer
Lithograph
Eberhard Dänzer (German, 1938-2005), "Untitled" Edition 83/100, Abstract Lithograph signed and numbered in Pencil, 23 x 17, Late 20th Century, 1966
Colors: Black and White
Eberhar...
Chagall Lithographe III , Mourlot, Paris 1965 t...
Marc Chagall
Lithograph
Two lithographs front and back covers for the book... Marc Chagall- Lithographe III... 1965 printed on one sheet on wove paper published by Mourlot, Paris 1965. Can be framed as on...
It's Only Rock 2
Barbara Wagner
Lithograph, Monoprint
Mono prints with litho on Fabriano paper. Edition of 1
Hollywood Hills Ghost, lithograph of scene in H...
Matsumi Kanemitsu
Lithograph
This lithograph is edition number 21 of a set of only 25 that depicts a scene in the Hollywood Hills with a palm tree and a ghost. The work is by renowned American-born Japanese arti...
Two Dancers (a colorful abstract lithograph bas...
Ed Colker
Lithograph
Ed Colker created the 2004 presentation print, "Two Dancers", for the New York Print Club. The color lithograph, created in collaboration with master printer Maurice Sanchez, is a t...
Karel AppelFigurative Abstract , 1962
$1,650 Sale Price
26% Off
Figurative Abstract
Karel Appel
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Size: 17x22 framed 22x27x1
Edition 5/210 pencil signed in original frame 1962
Embrace
Patricia Way
Paper, Ink, Etching
Abstract figural "Embrace", a lithograph by Patricia Way (American, 20th Century). California and Seattle abstract expressionist. Signed "Patricia Way" and dated "76&q...
Fish Dish, Nude
Morag Muir
Laid Paper, Printer's Ink, Screen
"Fish Dish" by Morag Muir (Scottish, b. 1960). Screen print on paper Signed "Morag Muir" and dated "87" lower right. Titled "Fish Dish" center...
Why Shop on 1stdibs?
Only Vetted, Professional Sellers
Buyer Protection Guaranteed
Fully Insured Global Deliveries