Gunter Fruhtrunk Abstract Prints
German, 1923-1982
Günter Fruhtrunk (1 May 1923 – 12 December 1982) was a German geometric abstract painter and printmaker whose work relates to op art.
Born in Munich, Fruhtrunk studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule in Munich, which he gave up after two semesters to join the army as a volunteer in the fall of 1941. In 1945, Fruhtrunk began to study privately under the painter and printmaker William Straube [de] in Neufrach, who was a student of Adolf Hölzel and Henri Matisse. In 1954 he received a scholarship from the state Baden-Württemberg and the French government and moved to Paris to work in the studios of Fernand Léger and Jean Arp. During the 1960s the painter mainly lived and worked in France. In 1961 he received the Prix Jean Arp in Cologne and in 1966 he was awarded the silver medal of the Prix d'Europe for Painting in Ostende. In 1963 he appeared in the film documentary School of Paris: (5 Artists at Work) by American filmmaker Warren Forma. In 1967, Fruhtrunk began teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. It was Fruhtrunk who transformed the ideas of Constructivism to a colorful rhythmical pictorial world, by creating a dynamic language of form with vector-like diagonal lines arranged strictly rhythmically according to their alternating colors. His most conspicuous work was the plastic shopping bag he designed in the early 1970s for Aldi Nord; its use was discontinued in late 2018.
Fruhtrunk committed suicide at the age of 59 in his studio on 12 December 1982.
Notable exhibitions
1960 – Galerie Denise René, Paris, France (solo) 1963 – Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, Germany (solo) 1968 – 34th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy 1968 – 4. documenta, Kassel, Germany 1970 – Museum Ludwig, Köln, Germany 1970 – Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France (solo) 1973 – Museum Bochum [de], Germany (solo) 2002 – Günter Fruhtrunk – Rhythme dynamic Stripes, Arithmeum, Bonn, Germany 2005 – Progressives Museum Basel [de], Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich, Switzerland 2006 – Conversation with Art, on Art, Bauhaus to Contemporary Art, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2007 – Da Bauhaus (Agora!), Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Brazil 2009 – Alles – Wilhelm Hack Museum [de], Ludwigshafen, Germany 2011 – The Erling Neby Collection. Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden, Norwayto
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Artist: Gunter Fruhtrunk
Rosenthal Ceramic, Limited Edition Porcelain Plate by Gunter Fruhtrunk
By Gunter Fruhtrunk
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A Rosenthal decorative plate created in collaboration with German artist Gunter Fruhtrunk dating from 1974. A modern design in Fruhtrunk's c...
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Günter Fruhtrunk, Zwischen Grün - Screenprint, 1970, Op Art, Signed Print
By Gunter Fruhtrunk
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Günther Fruhtrunk (German, 1923-1982)
Zwischen Grün (Between Green), 1970
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Günter Fruhtrunk, Farbbewegungen - Portfolio of 6 Screenprints, Abstract Prints
By Gunter Fruhtrunk
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Farbbewegungen, 1970
Medium: Portfolio of 6 screenprints on cardstock
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Günter Fruhtrunk, Seh-Übung - Screen Print from 1967, Abstract Geometric
By Gunter Fruhtrunk
Located in Hamburg, DE
Günter Fruhtrunk (German, 1923-1982)
Seh-Übung (from Dschuang Dsi), 1967
Medium: Screenprint on card
Dimensions: 38 x 33 cm
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20th Century Abstract Geometric Gunter Fruhtrunk Abstract Prints
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Günter Fruhtrunk - Original Exhibition Poster from 1970, Screenprint
By Gunter Fruhtrunk
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original screenprint poster for Günter Fruhtrunk's exhibition at Galerie Denise René Hans Mayer in 1970 in Krefeld, Germany.
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