Lot 495: Fritz Winter (German, 1905-1976) Blau auf Schwarz Initialed and dated "FW 53" l.l., ti...

Fritz Winter (German, 1905-1976)

Blau auf Schwarz
Initialed and dated "FW 53" l.l., titled, signed, and dated "...FWinter 53"
and identified on a label from Kleemann Galleries, New York, on the reverse.
Oil on burlap, 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61.0 cm), framed.
Condition: Surface grime, subtle canvas deformations.

N.B. Winter was born the son of a coal miner and spent his late teens and early twenties working as a mining electrician. He was inspired to begin painting after seeing works by Vincent Van Gogh and Paula Modersohn-Becker. In 1927, he attended the Bauhaus in Dessau where he was a student of Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and Oskar Schlemmer. Upon completing his study in 1930, he worked with Naum Gabo as a freelance artist. He participated in solo and group shows throughout his career, and was a professor at the Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste from 1955 to 1970.