Lot no. 42
Lothar WOLLEH (1930 - 1979), after
Double-sided off-set print featuring the artist Joseph Beuys
Size : 44 x 44 cm without margins
In January 1971, the first museum exhibition of Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) outside Germany was held at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. The photographer Lothar Wolleh (1930-1979) accompanied Beuys on his journey and photographed the installation for this exhibition. These photographs served as the basis for an artist's book by Beuys and Wolleh, which became famous under the title "Unterwasserbuch" (literally "Underwater Book").
Lothat Wolleh is a photographer renowned for his portraits of internationally renowned painters, sculptors and activists, including Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys, Christo, René Magritte, Gerhard Richter, Dieter Roth, Jean Tinguely and Günther Uecker. In all, he has painted the portraits of 109 artists.