€800 - €1,400
Star Lot: Hermann Wagner (German, Contemporary b.1943 - d.2019) A large original Hermann Wagner acrylic on board painting titled 'Study of Trees'. Features the titular study of trees in Wagner's expressionist style.. Rendered in a combination of warm, earthy tones juxtaposed with cooler shades like blues, greens, and purples. Great achievement of texture achieved through expressive gestural brushstrokes. Wagner's brushstrokes and color palette work together evoking a sense of emotion, movement, and a sense of atmosphere, defining his abstract and expressive approach to the piece.
Signed lower right. Titled to verso. Housed in a white wooden frame.
Wagner has sold well at auction with similar works fetching into the hundreds at Whyte's and Adam's. From John Nolan's (with whom Wagner shared a studio for many years) private collection.
MM: 106 x 82 cm including frame
Hermann Wagner was born in Germany 1943. As the son of a teacher, Wagner was encouraged to take up the study of free painting at the Nuremberg Art Academy in 1961. Soon after his studies, Wagner decided to live between two countries, six months in Germany, six months in Dublin in Ireland. Characteristic of Hermann Wagner's art are large-format paintings that occupy the space and the gaze of the viewer in a special way. He exhibited regularly throughout his lifetime both here in Ireland and his native Germany.
Wagner shared a studio with Irish artist John Nolan for many years.
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