Lettrism

What is Lettrism?

Lettrism is an art form that uses letters, words, and symbols to create artwork. The movement was established in Paris in the 1940s and later gained popularity in the 1950s in America. Lettrisme is the French spelling of the movement's name, derived from the French word for letter.
Untitled (Picasso)

Maurizio Cattelan

Untitled (Picasso), 1999

Limited Edition Print

Photograph

EUR 1,880

Wittgenstein's colour

Joseph Kosuth

Wittgenstein's colour, 1989

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

EUR 29,300

Untitled, It might easily -be drawn into drawings

Raymond Pettibon

Untitled, It might easily -be drawn into drawings, 1990

Limited Edition Print

Serigraph

USD 2,900

The World Came into the Church

Raymond Pettibon

The World Came into the Church, 1991

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 2,950

Lästerzungen

Jorg Immendorf

Lästerzungen

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

EUR 2,300

Nase 2

Jorg Immendorf

Nase 2

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

EUR 1,600

Make Believe Ballroom

Larry Rivers

Make Believe Ballroom, 1989

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

Untitled (Faces on purple)

Jasper Johns

Untitled (Faces on purple), 1988

Limited Edition Print

Carborundum

USD 21,000 - 30,000

Untitled - Faces (ULAE 243)

Jasper Johns

Untitled - Faces (ULAE 243), 1988

Limited Edition Print

Carborundum

USD 41,000 - 45,000

Head

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Head, 2001

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Currently Not Available

Untitled (Guillotine)

Olivier Mosset

Untitled (Guillotine), 2017

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,000

Schwarzes Schaf

Jorg Immendorf

Schwarzes Schaf

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

EUR 1,900

Malerwald

Jorg Immendorf

Malerwald

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

EUR 2,300

Untitled (from Artists Against Torture portfolio)

Richard Long

Untitled (from Artists Against Torture portfolio), 2003

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,900

AT-Aquarell

Jorg Immendorf

AT-Aquarell, 2000

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

EUR 2,100

no title (Red Man)

Jorg Immendorf

no title (Red Man), 2006

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

EUR 2,300

Pop art

Pop Art is an art movement that began in Britain in 1955 and in the late 1950s in the U.S. It challenged traditional fine arts by incorporating imagery from popular culture, such as news, advertising, and comic books. Pop Art often isolates and recontextualizes materials, combining them with unrelated elements. The movement is more about the attitudes and ideas that inspired it than the specific art itself. Pop Art is seen as a reaction against the dominant ideas of Abstract Expressionism, bringing everyday consumer culture into the realm of fine art.

Anti-art

Anti-Art refers to artwork that challenges traditional definitions of art. The term is often attributed to artist Marcel Duchamp, who pioneered the use of readymades—everyday objects presented as art. These works defied conventional expectations that art should adhere to traditional or high art standards.

Abstract expressionism

Abstract Expressionism is an art movement that emerged in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s. Characterized by large, abstract canvases, the movement emphasized spontaneous, expressive brushwork and the use of color and form to convey emotion rather than represent reality. Artists like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning are key figures in this movement. Abstract Expressionism marked a shift in the art world, making New York City a center of the international art scene.

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