Hans Breinlinger Original Gouache 1960 Signed Abstract Figural Painting German Expressionism Konstanz Modern Art Framed Artwork

Original signed gouache by Hans Breinlinger (1888–1963) from 1960

Details
Artist: Hans Breinlinger (1888–1963)
Year of origin: 1960
Technique: Gouache on paper
Motif: Abstract figurative composition
Signed and dated
Framed under glass
Origin: Konstanz, Germany
Period: German Post-War Modernism / Late Expressionism
Frame: 60 x 74 cm / Image: 41 x 54 cm
Weight 3.5 kg

An authentic, dated, and signed original by the important Constance painter Hans Breinlinger. The expressive composition depicts two abstracted human figures in a powerful visual language typical of the artist's mature late work.

With energetic black contour lines and seemingly spontaneous areas of color in gray, white, and vibrant yellow, Breinlinger developed a modern, almost gestural formal language. The work combines figurative suggestion with abstract reduction and is exemplary of the artistic development of German post-war modernism.

The painting dates from 1960, just a few years before the artist's death, and thus belongs to his later period, in which Breinlinger increasingly created free and representational abstract works. The original signature and date are located in the lower right corner; the reverse is also inscribed and dated.

About the artist Hans Breinlinger

Hans Breinlinger (1888–1963) was born in Konstanz and is considered one of the most important artistic figures of the Lake Constance region. He was a painter, graphic artist, and photographer. After his apprenticeship, he studied at the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts under Wilhelm Trübner. Throughout his life, he worked in Konstanz, Berlin, and undertook numerous study trips throughout Europe.

Breinlinger exhibited regularly in the 1920s and 1930s and was connected to the Berlin art scene. After the Second World War, he returned to Konstanz, where he worked as curator of the Wessenberg Gallery. His extensive oeuvre includes landscapes, figurative paintings, religious art, stained glass windows, and expressive, increasingly abstract compositions.

Works by Hans Breinlinger are now found in public and private collections; his works are regularly traded at German art auctions.