Medium: Offset Lithograph on Paper
Date: 1979
Dimensions: 31.75 × 12.38 inches (80.6 × 31.4 cm)
Condition: Very good; light wear consistent with age
Provenance: Private collection, Germany
A signed offset lithograph poster for an exhibition of works by the German artist Horst Janssen, held at Buchhandlung + Galerie Deher in 1979 in Essen, Germany. The poster features Janssen’s self-portrait Selbst mit Paprikaherz (Self with Paprika Heart).
Produced as part of the exhibition held from August 12 to September 29, 1979. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner and preserved in very good condition.
Artist Biography:
Horst Janssen (1929–1995) was one of the most acclaimed German draftsmen and printmakers of the 20th century. Born in Hamburg, he studied at the Hochschule für bildende Künste under Alfred Mahlau. Janssen produced a vast body of drawings, etchings, and lithographs characterized by psychological depth, expressive line work, and a sharp sense of irony. His recurring self-portraits and still lifes often blur the line between introspection and performance, revealing both vulnerability and virtuosity.
Janssen’s work is represented in major international museum 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, which holds the most comprehensive archive of his art and writings.
Medium: Offset Lithograph on Paper
Date: 1979
Dimensions: 31.75 × 12.38 inches (80.6 × 31.4 cm)
Condition: Very good; light wear consistent with age
Provenance: Private collection, Germany
A signed offset lithograph poster for an exhibition of works by the German artist Horst Janssen, held at Buchhandlung + Galerie Deher in 1979 in Essen, Germany. The poster features Janssen’s self-portrait Selbst mit Paprikaherz (Self with Paprika Heart).
Produced as part of the exhibition held from August 12 to September 29, 1979. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner and preserved in very good condition.
Artist Biography:
Horst Janssen (1929–1995) was one of the most acclaimed German draftsmen and printmakers of the 20th century. Born in Hamburg, he studied at the Hochschule für bildende Künste under Alfred Mahlau. Janssen produced a vast body of drawings, etchings, and lithographs characterized by psychological depth, expressive line work, and a sharp sense of irony. His recurring self-portraits and still lifes often blur the line between introspection and performance, revealing both vulnerability and virtuosity.
Janssen’s work is represented in major international museum 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, which holds the most comprehensive archive of his art and writings.
