Weltbild

1961

not on display
A. R. Penck1939 Dresden – 2017 Zürich
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This is the first important painting in which Penck uses elementary signs to represent general conditions, as is characteristic of his further work. In the manner of a diagram, Penck shows his view at the time of the relations between West and East and especially between the FRG and the GDR under the conditions of the Cold War. A drawing in the Kupferstichkabinett Basel leads to 'Weltbild II' (1965; Cologne, Museum Ludwig), in which Penck further develops the theme.
Also known as
Weltbild I World-Image Image du monde
Medium
Oil on hardboard
Dimensions
image: 122 x 160 cm
Inventory number
1988/0027
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde, 1988