Immendorf, Jorg | Söhne der Sonne I, 1997/2003 — available on Composition Gallery

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Linocut on wove paper. Hand-signed in pencil and numbered.

Söhne der Sonne I presents Jörg Immendorff's signature cast of theatrical figures crowded around a table in a bold blue and black linocut. The composition bristles with the artist's characteristic monkey-like characters, their gestures animated by energetic, expressionist cutting. Dense figuration fills every corner, evoking the political cabaret atmosphere that defined Immendorff's practice. Printed in an edition of 33, this 1997 work captures the restless energy and graphic boldness that made Immendorff one of Germany's most provocative post-war artists.

Jörg Immendorff (Germany, 1945–2007) was a German painter, sculptor, and stage designer associated with the Neue Wilde movement. His 'Café Deutschland' series critically examined German history and division. Immendorff's politically charged art often featured symbolic imagery, reflecting his engagement with social issues.

Jorg Immendorf

Söhne der Sonne I, 1997/2003

Name: Söhne der Sonne I, 1997/2003
SKU: 17160
Price: 2100.00 EUR
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Form

Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

Medium

Linocut

LinocutLinocut is a printmaking technique similar to woodcut, where a sheet of linoleum is used as the relief surface. The design is carved into the linoleum using a V-shaped gouge or chisel, creating raised areas that form a mirror image of the final print. Ink is applied to the raised areas with a roller, and the linoleum sheet is then pressed onto fabric or paper. The printing can be done by hand or with a press.

Edition

Edition of 33

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Jorg Immendorf

Ständchen für B und D, 1991/2003

Limited Edition Print

A member of the Neue Wilde movement, Jorg Immendorff received acclaim for his largely figurative work across the mediums of painting and sculpture – Jorg has explained the reason for his figurative style by simply stating: ‘something is beautiful if it is honest’. Among Immendorff’s earliest works was the LIDL group of performances, sculptures and paintings, all of which depicted iconographic motifs that one could expect to find among the make-believe world of a child - motifs included playhouses; goldfish, turtles and dogs, and the body of work was created as a derisive criticism of the present artistic pretensions. Immendorf was influenced by the works of Renato Guttuso, as evidenced in his Café Deutschland work - a series of sixteen large-scale, socio-political paintings that depicted disco-goers as a symbol of the division between East and West Germany. Immendorff was never afraid to challenge the social and political tensions of his time, and was on one occasion arrested for defaming the German flag after appearing outside West German Parliament with a wooden block tethered to his ankle – the block was labeled LIDL and painted in colours of the flag.

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Jorg Immendorf

Söhne der Sonne I, 1997/2003

72 x 90 cm

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