Richard Lindner, 1969, original lithograph signed by the artist and numbered: Couple

Richard lindner, original lithograph "couple", "fun city" series year: 1969 signed in pencil by the artist on the right at the bottom numbered 5/250 technique: lithograph on arches paper dimensions: 70.5 X 54 cm good condition (traces discreet passe-partout) careful delivery richard lindner is an american painter, of german origin, born in hamburg in germany on november 11, 1901 and died on april 16, 1978. His work owes a lot to the german expressionist movement. It is made of paintings and watercolors of urban characters in bright, almost flashing colors, very plastic and with very clear contours. These characters, men and women, with blatant symbolism, have accessories which very clearly express a sexual connotation and a questioning around sexuality while showing a certain reserve. Lindner's paintings often have the theme of the couple and the dependence of the man on the strong and dominant woman. The woman in all her states is how she is represented by the painter: made-up, corseted, provocative and dominating; a fantasy woman in the colors of pop art but with shapes inspired by constructivism. Corsets, thigh-high boots and heels are part of his obsessive world, yet he said: “i don't think i'm concerned with eroticism. I am especially interested in the secret relationship between man and woman. » from the 1960s, lindner found his style, freed himself and excelled on large formats with bright and transparent colors. He acquired a special place in the world of new york art, with his personal themes and singular characters. Some consider him to be the precursor of pop art. The woman then imposes herself and definitively, with assertive makeup, a sexualized body and wearing accessories pushing towards an almost fetishistic eroticism, but never vulgar.