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Hot Heads East, Finsterwalde, Germany
Hot Heads East, Finsterwalde, Germany

Hot Heads East, Finsterwalde, Germany

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Taken at the traditional Drag Racing event, Hot Heads East where the spirit of motor racing is

Category

2010s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

East German Yellow Vinyl Giraffe Vintage Toy Classic, 1960s, GDR
East German Yellow Vinyl Giraffe Vintage Toy Classic, 1960s, GDR

East German Yellow Vinyl Giraffe Vintage Toy Classic, 1960s, GDR

Located in Andernach, DE

Wonderfully hand crafted East German vintage toy – a true classic. These were made from soft vinyl

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Plastic

Fat Lava Style German Colored Ceramic Glazed Vase
Fat Lava Style German Colored Ceramic Glazed Vase

Fat Lava Style German Colored Ceramic Glazed Vase

Located in Prato, Tuscany

and ceramics. "Fat lava" is the name given to a certain style of East German art pottery that spread

Category

Late 20th Century German Brutalist Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Fat Lava German Colored And Glazed Ceramic Pitcher
Fat Lava German Colored And Glazed Ceramic Pitcher

Fat Lava German Colored And Glazed Ceramic Pitcher

Located in Prato, Tuscany

porcelain and ceramic production. "Fat lava" is the name given to a certain style of East German art pottery

Category

Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Cobalt Blue Cut-to-Clear Glass Ashtray by Marita Voigt, 1960s
Cobalt Blue Cut-to-Clear Glass Ashtray by Marita Voigt, 1960s

Cobalt Blue Cut-to-Clear Glass Ashtray by Marita Voigt, 1960s

Located in Glasgow, GB

Harzkristall, East Germany, circa 1960s. This collectible example of East German art glass combines bold form

Category

Mid-20th Century German Space Age Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Ella Fitzgerald - Concert in East-Berlin 1967

Ella Fitzgerald - Concert in East-Berlin 1967

Located in Cologne, DE

moment of deep emotion during a live performance in East Germany (DDR) in 1967. In this intimate shot

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Ella Fitzgerald - Concert in East-Berlin 1967

Ella Fitzgerald - Concert in East-Berlin 1967

Located in Cologne, DE

a live performance in East Germany (DDR) in 1967. The image showcases Fitzgerald's radiant smile

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Ella Fitzgerald - Concert in East-Berlin 1967

Ella Fitzgerald - Concert in East-Berlin 1967

Located in Cologne, DE

moment of deep introspection during a live performance in East Germany (DDR) in 1967. In this striking

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Joichi Hoshi Signed Large Japanese Woodblock Trees Print Forest Blue, 1973
Joichi Hoshi Signed Large Japanese Woodblock Trees Print Forest Blue, 1973

Joichi Hoshi Signed Large Japanese Woodblock Trees Print Forest Blue, 1973

By Joichi Hoshi

Located in Studio City, CA

prominent collections and museums including: Cincinnati Art Museum National Museum of Far East Art, Berlin

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

Joichi Hoshi Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Clump of Trees in Winter, 1976
Joichi Hoshi Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Clump of Trees in Winter, 1976

Joichi Hoshi Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Clump of Trees in Winter, 1976

By Joichi Hoshi

Located in Studio City, CA

: Cincinnati Art Museum National Museum of Far East Art, Berlin, Germany Museum of Modern Art, New York City

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

Peter Handel - "On Staircase" - giclée print - nude - signed

Peter Handel - "On Staircase" - giclée print - nude - signed

By Peter Handel

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Anklam, East Germany. 1968 - 1971 studied art and sports, 1977 - 1982 teaching position at the GHS

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Giclée

Peter Handel - "Judith On Stairs" - giclée print - nude - signed

Peter Handel - "Judith On Stairs" - giclée print - nude - signed

By Peter Handel

Located in Winterswijk, NL

born in 1949 in Anklam, East Germany. 1968 - 1971 studied art and sports, 1977 - 1982 teaching position

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Giclée

Louis Armstrong, Berlin 1965

Louis Armstrong, Berlin 1965

Located in Cologne, DE

jury that evaluated visual art on East German television, he became known as the “Lambi of Photography

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Louis Armstrong, Berlin 1965

Louis Armstrong, Berlin 1965

Located in Cologne, DE

jury that evaluated visual art on East German television, he became known as the “Lambi of Photography

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Gilbert Becaud - Concert in Berlin 1964

Gilbert Becaud - Concert in Berlin 1964

Located in Cologne, DE

fame. As a member of a jury that evaluated visual art on East German television, he became known as the

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Gilbert Becaud - Concert in Berlin 1964

Gilbert Becaud - Concert in Berlin 1964

Located in Cologne, DE

fame. As a member of a jury that evaluated visual art on East German television, he became known as the

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Gilbert Becaud - Concert in Berlin 1964

Gilbert Becaud - Concert in Berlin 1964

Located in Cologne, DE

fame. As a member of a jury that evaluated visual art on East German television, he became known as the

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Gilbert Becaud - Concert in Berlin 1964

Gilbert Becaud - Concert in Berlin 1964

Located in Cologne, DE

fame. As a member of a jury that evaluated visual art on East German television, he became known as the

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Louis Armstrong, Berlin 1965

Louis Armstrong, Berlin 1965

Located in Cologne, DE

jury that evaluated visual art on East German television, he became known as the “Lambi of Photography

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Louis Armstrong smoking a cigarette, Berlin 1965

Louis Armstrong smoking a cigarette, Berlin 1965

Located in Cologne, DE

years of World War II, Tassilo Leher became an icon of photographic art in divided Germany. As the son

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Louis Armstrong, Berlin 1965

Louis Armstrong, Berlin 1965

Located in Cologne, DE

jury that evaluated visual art on East German television, he became known as the “Lambi of Photography

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Louis Armstrong, Berlin 1965

Louis Armstrong, Berlin 1965

Located in Cologne, DE

jury that evaluated visual art on East German television, he became known as the “Lambi of Photography

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Peter Ghyczy Glass Coffee Table with Stainless Steel Frame Biri T29
Peter Ghyczy Glass Coffee Table with Stainless Steel Frame Biri T29

Peter Ghyczy Glass Coffee Table with Stainless Steel Frame Biri T29

By Peter Ghyczy

Located in Oirlo, LI

"Senftenberger Ei" - often falsely seen as an East German design - in the art scene of the late 90s, where it

Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

"Crepúsculo" Contemporary Painting by Heiko Roschke, 2017
"Crepúsculo" Contemporary Painting by Heiko Roschke, 2017

"Crepúsculo" Contemporary Painting by Heiko Roschke, 2017

By Heiko Roschke

Located in Deerfield Beach, FL

Bautzen (East Germany) and became interested in art during childhood. Painting was an instrument of

Category

2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Peter Ghyzcy Coffee Table with Wooden Legs Model T56/2
Peter Ghyzcy Coffee Table with Wooden Legs Model T56/2

Peter Ghyzcy Coffee Table with Wooden Legs Model T56/2

By Peter Ghyczy

Located in Oirlo, LI

"iron curtain" it made a reappearance as "Senftenberger Ei" - often falsely seen as an East German

Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Expedition to the Holy Land
Expedition to the Holy Land

Expedition to the Holy Land

By A.R. Penck (Ralf Winkler)

Located in New York, NY

impressions of the Holy Land. From 1963 to ’72 Penck lived in East Berlin in the Communist controlled German

Category

1880s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1950s Midcentury Glazed Vase with Red and Green, Strehla East Germany GDR
1950s Midcentury Glazed Vase with Red and Green, Strehla East Germany GDR

1950s Midcentury Glazed Vase with Red and Green, Strehla East Germany GDR

By Strehla

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

1950s Ceramic Studio pottery vase, Germany Bauhaus. Strehla East Germany, 1950 ‘GDR’ ceramic vase

Category

Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Painting by Heiko Roschke, 2023
Contemporary Painting by Heiko Roschke, 2023

Contemporary Painting by Heiko Roschke, 2023

By Heiko Roschke

Located in Deerfield Beach, FL

Heiko Roschke was born in Bautzen (East Germany) and became interested in art during childhood

Category

2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Contemporary Painting by Heiko Roschke
Contemporary Painting by Heiko Roschke

Contemporary Painting by Heiko Roschke

By Heiko Roschke

Located in Deerfield Beach, FL

Heiko Roschke was born in Bautzen (East Germany) and became interested in art during childhood

Category

2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Peter Ghyczy Side table Model T21, 1982
Peter Ghyczy Side table Model T21, 1982

Peter Ghyczy Side table Model T21, 1982

By Peter Ghyczy

Located in Oirlo, LI

reappearance as "Senftenberger Ei" - often falsely seen as an East German design - in the art scene of the late

Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Peter Ghyczy Glass Coffee Table with Stainless Steel Frame Biri T29
Peter Ghyczy Glass Coffee Table with Stainless Steel Frame Biri T29

Peter Ghyczy Glass Coffee Table with Stainless Steel Frame Biri T29

By Peter Ghyczy

Located in Oirlo, LI

"Senftenberger Ei" - often falsely seen as an East German design - in the art scene of the late 90s, where it

Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Vintage 1978 East German Annie Get Your Gun Theatre Poster
Vintage 1978 East German Annie Get Your Gun Theatre Poster

Vintage 1978 East German Annie Get Your Gun Theatre Poster

Located in Bath, Somerset

We simply adore this original 1978 East German theatre poster for a production of Annie Get You Gun

Category

20th Century German Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Three Amigos 1990 East German Film Movie Poster, Finger
Three Amigos 1990 East German Film Movie Poster, Finger

Three Amigos 1990 East German Film Movie Poster, Finger

Located in Bath, Somerset

Wonderful pop design features on this original East German film poster for 80s classic comedy Three

Category

20th Century German Posters

Materials

Paper

Antique East German Triumph Werke A.G. Nurnberg Typewriter, c.1925
Antique East German Triumph Werke A.G. Nurnberg Typewriter, c.1925

Antique East German Triumph Werke A.G. Nurnberg Typewriter, c.1925

Located in San Francisco, CA

About An antique Antique East German Triumph Werke A.G. Nurnberg typewriter with German keys

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Amber Art Glass Candlestick by Albin Schaedel 1960s, Eastern Germany
Mid-Century Amber Art Glass Candlestick by Albin Schaedel 1960s, Eastern Germany

Mid-Century Amber Art Glass Candlestick by Albin Schaedel 1960s, Eastern Germany

Located in Andernach, DE

Schaedel is an icon of East German post-war art. Fantastic sculptural appeal, wonderful piece. Note: not

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Art Glass

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East German Art For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of east german art for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Pop Art style, while we also have 1 Pop Art versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect item from our selection of east german art may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of east german art to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, gray and more. An object in our assortment of east german art from Karl Heinrich Lämmel, Rolf Gillhausen and Richard Heeps — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in silver gelatin print, paper and c print, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is an East German Art?

A piece of east german art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $886, while the lowest priced sells for $417 and the highest can go for as much as $9,038.
Questions About East German Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
    The difference between traditional East and West art comes down largely to the aims of artists. Traditionally, Eastern artists sought to tell stories and reveal their perceptions of the world around them, seeking to make their works visually appealing, not realistic. Until the modern era, which began in the mid-19th century, most Western artists focused on depicting scenes as realistically as possible, using techniques like linear perspective to give two-dimensional images the illusion of existing in three dimensions. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of fine art.