Art (1945-contemporary) > Figurative Painting (70s - contemporary) Rainer Fetting - Biography

Portrait Conrad. 1987.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated and titled "Conrad" on the reverse, as well as inscribed with the work number "B 43". 80 x 70 cm (31.4 x 27.5 in).
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• A penetrating gaze and a powerful expression: a striking portrait from the sought-after creative period of the 1980s.
• Rainer Fetting's works continue to captivate with their exceptionally direct and expressive imagery.
• In the year of its creation, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, presented the major retrospective “Berlinart 1961–1987”, including paintings by Rainer Fetting.
• Further works by the artist from the 1980s can be found in the collections of the Tate Gallery, London, the Städel Museum, Frankfurt a. Main, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich.
The arrtist confirmed this work's authenticity. We are grateful for his kind support in cataloging this lot.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Hesse.
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