Medium: Offset Lithograph on Paper
Date: ca. 1980s
Dimensions: 22.5 × 16.25 inches (57.2 × 41.3 cm)
Condition: Very good; light wear consistent with age
Provenance: Private collection, Germany
A signed offset lithograph featuring a self portrait by Horst Janssen, created for an exhibition at Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum (Art Museum of Southern Jutland) in Tønder, Denmark.
Signed in the lower right corner. In very good condition with minor wear consistent with age.
Artist Biography:
Horst Janssen (1929–1995) was a prolific German draftsman, printmaker, and illustrator, widely regarded as one of the leading graphic artists of the 20th century. Born in Hamburg, he studied at the Hochschule für bildende Künste under Alfred Mahlau. Janssen became known for his technically masterful and psychologically probing drawings, etchings, and lithographs. His art frequently focused on still life, landscapes, and, above all, self-portraiture—works that blur the line between introspection and theatrical self-invention.
Janssen’s work is represented in major international collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the British Museum (London), the Albertina (Vienna), the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, and the Horst Janssen Museum in Oldenburg, Germany, which houses the largest archive of his drawings and prints.
Medium: Offset Lithograph on Paper
Date: ca. 1980s
Dimensions: 22.5 × 16.25 inches (57.2 × 41.3 cm)
Condition: Very good; light wear consistent with age
Provenance: Private collection, Germany
A signed offset lithograph featuring a self portrait by Horst Janssen, created for an exhibition at Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum (Art Museum of Southern Jutland) in Tønder, Denmark.
Signed in the lower right corner. In very good condition with minor wear consistent with age.
Artist Biography:
Horst Janssen (1929–1995) was a prolific German draftsman, printmaker, and illustrator, widely regarded as one of the leading graphic artists of the 20th century. Born in Hamburg, he studied at the Hochschule für bildende Künste under Alfred Mahlau. Janssen became known for his technically masterful and psychologically probing drawings, etchings, and lithographs. His art frequently focused on still life, landscapes, and, above all, self-portraiture—works that blur the line between introspection and theatrical self-invention.
Janssen’s work is represented in major international collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the British Museum (London), the Albertina (Vienna), the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, and the Horst Janssen Museum in Oldenburg, Germany, which houses the largest archive of his drawings and prints.
