The bearer of the Nobel Prize for Literature Günter Grass, who did not only attain global fame with his "Blechtrommel" [Tin Drum], counts among the greatest multi talents of the 20th century. Thus Günter Grass stands in line with artists such as Goethe, Clemens Brentano and Philipp Otto Runge, as well as Oskar Kokoschka, Alfred Kubin, Hermann Hesse and Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
The realistic works by Günter Grass are characterized by an extremely fruitful interplay between visual art and literature. In terms of subjects, they are dedicated to people, animals and landscapes, as far as their style is concerned, they can be ascribed to Fantastic Realism, similar to that of Horst Janssen. Günter Grass may have been a self- taught writer, however, the same cannot be said about his career as an artist, as he completed training as a stone mason and art studies at the Düsseldorfer Kunstakademie.
The virtuous sculptures, drawings, algraphs, lithographs and watercolors by Günter Grass have been presented in numerous national and international exhibitions since the 1950s and are in possession of many renowned collections.