André Thomkins doubtlessly counts among the most amazing and versatile artist personalities of the 20th century. Whether it is his works on paper, his paintings or word art and objects, they all show characteristics that make the oeuvre of André Thomkins so remarkable. The so-called "Lackskins", which began to appear in the work of André Thomkins as of the 1950s, are particularly worthwhile mentioning: Lacquer applied to the water surface and manipulated by puffing, stirring or pushing, intensifies to highly aesthetic and filligree color clouds, expressive color renderings, monochrome abstractions and associative figurations that are eventually applied to the paper.
The impressive oeuvre of André Thomkins has been in the focus of numerous exhibitions and can be found in renowned collections such as the Schaulager Basel and the Museum Folkwang in Essen.