Galerie

Georg Nothelfer

K.R.H. Sonderborg

Untitled
1986, Acrylic/Canvas, 162 x 228 cm
Untitled,
1986, Acrylic/Canvas, 162 x 228 cm
Sonderborg OT 1986001_grau
4.XII.55 - 20.06-20.56 h
1955, Eggtempera/Photo Cardboard, 52 x 67 cm (SOLD)
4.XII.55 - 20.06-20.56 h,
1955, Eggtempera/Photo Cardboard, 52 x 67 cm (SOLD)
Sonderborg_4.XII.55 - 20.06-20.56 h 1955 Eitempera-Fotokarton-Leinwand - 52 x 67 cm
The South Archer Monster
1989, Acrylic, canvas, 130 x 162 cm, (SOLD) 
The South Archer Monster,
1989, Acrylic, canvas, 130 x 162 cm, (SOLD) 
The South Archer Monster 1989 Acryl-Leinwand 130 x 162 cm,2
Composition
1960, Tempera/Photo Cardboard/Canvas, 109,2 x 70 cm
Composition,
1960, Tempera/Photo Cardboard/Canvas, 109,2 x 70 cm
K.R.H. Sonderborg - Composition, 1960, Tempera-Fotopapier-Leinwand, 109,2 x 70 cm
Powder in the hand-blood on the wall
1983, ink/paper, 88 x 115 cm (SOLD)
Powder in the hand-blood on the wall,
1983, ink/paper, 88 x 115 cm (SOLD)
Sonderborg_Pulver in der Hand Blut an der Wand_1983_TuschePapier_88 x 115 cm
13.X.61
1961, eggtempera/photo cardboard, 107,5 x 69,5 cm (SOLD)
13.X.61,
1961, eggtempera/photo cardboard, 107,5 x 69,5 cm (SOLD)
Sonderborg_13X61_1961_TemperaFotolw_107,5x69,5 cm_art basel
Untitled
1977, ink/paper, 54 x 75 cm, (SOLD)
Untitled,
1977, ink/paper, 54 x 75 cm, (SOLD)
Sonderborg OT 1977 tusche papier 54 x 75 cm
Untitled
1965, Ink/Paper/Canvas, 109,5 x 76 cm
Untitled,
1965, Ink/Paper/Canvas, 109,5 x 76 cm
Sonderborg OT 1965 Tusche Papier Leinwand 109eh x 76 cm
Untitled (N.Y)
1965, Acrylic, canvas, 100,5 x 67 cm, (SOLD)  
Untitled (N.Y),
1965, Acrylic, canvas, 100,5 x 67 cm, (SOLD)  
Sonderborg OT NY 1965 TuschePapier 100 x 67 cm

Biography

Born Kurt Rudolf Hoffmann in Sonderborg, Denmark, in 1921. 
1938-40 Commercial apprenticeship in Hamburg
1940-41 Gestapo imprisonment
1947-49 Studied painting and graphic art with Willem Grimm at the Hamburg State School of Art
since 1951 name change to K.R.H. Sonderborg
in the 1950s regularly in Paris, he is represented by the Galerie René Drouin
1953 Member of the group "ZEN 49
1955 Scholarship of the Lichtwark Prize Hamburg
Karl-Ernst-Osthaus Prize of the city of Hagen
1958 Moves to Paris. Participates in the 29th Venice Biennale
1959 Participates in documenta 2, Kassel
1960-61 in New York
1963 Grand International Prize for Drawing. Participation in the 7th São Paulo Biennial
1965-90 Professorship at the State Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart
1969-70 Visiting professor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design
1970 Participation in the 36th Venice Biennale 
since 1983 Member of the Berlin Academy of Arts
1985 First solo exhibition at the Galerie Georg Nothelfer
1985 Scholarship from the Villa Massimo Rome
1986 Visiting professor at the Art Institute Chicago
since 1987 Studios in Chicago and Berlin
1987 Hans Molfenter Prize of the State Capital Stuttgart
1989 Hans Thoma Prize and State Prize of the State of Baden-Württemberg
1989-95 Member of the Board of Trustees of the Akademie auf Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
1989 State Prize of the State of Baden-Württemberg
Died 2008 in Hamburg

German Informel is closely associated with K.R.H. Sonderborg. Inspired by the gestural painting of American Abstract Expressionism, his paintings and drawings reveal a fascination with technical constructions and their traces of movement. It shows the form in its process of creation. In doing so, Sonderborg used a spontaneous application of paint. He thus created a dynamic structural system. His brushstrokes were rather strokes with the painting tool, executed in a quick gesture. His preferred colours were black and white with red elements, which he applied with a rubbing or wiping technique. From the 1970s onwards, his work increasingly approached a controlled, almost representational formal language. He limited himself to a few high-contrast colour tones, usually black on white. He distilled motifs from private and press photographs, isolating them from their narrative context and using them as a basic optical structure to inspire him. He remained true to his preference for technical constructions, whereby the graphic structure of car windscreen wipers and overhead cables inspired him just as much as harbour cranes or gas tanks. 

Exhibitions

Editions

  • O.T./Untitled, 1969, Serigraphy, signed by the artist, 76,3 x 56,5 cm, Copies: 300

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  • O.T./ Untitled, 1969, Serigraphy, signed by the artist, 54 x 74.5 cm, Copies: 100

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  • O.T./ Untitled, 1969, Serigraphy, signed by the artist, 75 x 54 cm, Copies: 100

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Publications

  • Ausstellungskatalog/Exhibition Catalogue, 1991, Edited by Manfred de la Motte/Galerie Georg Nothelfer, Texts by Manfred de la Motte, Anette Michelson, Will Grohmann, Georg W. Költzsch and others, german, 136 pages, 106 ill., 17 colour ill., Edition Galerie Georg Nothelfer, Book series Pentagramm, vol. 5, ISBN 3-87329-914-3, EUR 18

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  • Werke 1948 bis 1986, 1987, Edited by Georg-W. Költzsch/Moderne Galerie des Saarland-Museums Saarbrücken, on the occasion of the exhibition from 19 July - 6 September 1987, 191 pages, numerous illustrations., EUR 30

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  • Arbeiten auf Papier schwarz/ weiß, 1986, 138 b/w, 206 Pages, EUR 35

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