BREUER, LEO
1893 Bonn–1975 Bonn

Title: Relief cinétique virtuel, vert foncé, vert-olive sur rouge.
Date: 1969.
Technique: Acrylic on wood.
Measurement: 114 x 147 x 9 .
Notation: Signed and dated verso upper left: Léo Breuer 69. Numbered verso upper right: R24.



Provenance:
- - Private collection Hesse


Exhibition:
- Deutscher Künstlerbund, Hanover 1969, no. 48 (label)

- Ars Baltica, Visby 1970, no. 7




Literature:
- Pohlmann, Andreas: Leo Breuer 1893–1975: A Retrospective, Ludwigshafen 1992, cat. rais. no. R24, ill.



- Breuer is regarded as one of the most important exponents of geometric-constructivist art in Germany after 1945

- Sculptural relief with a characteristic light-dark contrast that creates a fascinating visual effect

- In his later work, Breuer engaged intensively with the representation of three-dimensionality, producing what are arguably his most impressive works



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