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Epikur
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RICHARD OELZE (1900-1980)
Epikur
signed 'Oelze' (lower right)
oil on canvas
31 3⁄4 x 39 3⁄8 in. (80.5 x 100 cm.)
Painted in 1960
Epikur
signed 'Oelze' (lower right)
oil on canvas
31 3⁄4 x 39 3⁄8 in. (80.5 x 100 cm.)
Painted in 1960
Provenance
Private collection, North Germany, by whom acquired directly from the artist, by 1963.
Literature
D. Helms, 'Richard Oelze', in Das Kunstwerk, no. 6/XVIII, December 1964, p. 35.
W. Schmied, Richard Oelze, Göttingen, 1965, no. 60 (illustrated).
W. Grohmann, Kunst unserer Zeit, Cologne, 1966 (illustrated pl. 131).
W. Schmied, Opus International, no 19⁄20, 1970, no. 4, p. 27 (illustrated).
J. Krichbaum & R.A. Zondergeld, DuMont's kleines Lexikon der Phantastischen Malerei, Cologne, 1977 (illustrated pl. 31).
W. Schmied, 'Richard Oelze - Maler des Unsagbaren' in Richard Oelze: Max-Beckmann-Preis, Frankfurt, 1978, p. 5 (illustrated).
W. Schmied, Richard Oelze, Göttingen, 1965, no. 60 (illustrated).
W. Grohmann, Kunst unserer Zeit, Cologne, 1966 (illustrated pl. 131).
W. Schmied, Opus International, no 19⁄20, 1970, no. 4, p. 27 (illustrated).
J. Krichbaum & R.A. Zondergeld, DuMont's kleines Lexikon der Phantastischen Malerei, Cologne, 1977 (illustrated pl. 31).
W. Schmied, 'Richard Oelze - Maler des Unsagbaren' in Richard Oelze: Max-Beckmann-Preis, Frankfurt, 1978, p. 5 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Munich, Deutscher Künstlerbund, 10. Ausstellung. Mit Sonderausstellung "Das frühe Bild - Malerie und Plastik", October 1960.
Hagen, Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-Museum, Richard Oelze, Gemälde und Zeichnungen, April - May 1961; this exhibition later travelled to Dusseldorf, Galerie Hella Nebelung, 1961.
Tokyo, The VII Tokyo-Biennale, 1963, no. 80 (illustrated; dated '1961').
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Oelze, September - October 1964, no. 94, p. 79 (illustrated p. 77).
Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, Phantastische Figuration, April - May 1966, no. 46.
Bern, Kunsthalle, Phantastische Kunst, Surrealismus, October - December 1966; this exhibition later travelled to Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum, December 1966 - February 1967, no. 72 (titled 'Epicure').
Nurenberg, Albrecht-Dürer-Gesellschaft, Ars Phantastica, July - October 1967, no. 227 (illustrated).
Venice, Biennale XXXIV, Deutscher Pavillion, Richard Oelze, Gustav Seitz, June - October 1968, no. 79, p. 89; this exhibition later travelled to Recklinghausen, Städtische Kunsthalle, Richard Oelze, Gustav Seitz, November 1968 - January 1969, no. 75.
Hamburg, Kunstverein, Malerei des Surrealismus von den Anfängen bis heute, April - May 1969, no. 93, n.p. (illustrated fig. 92; titled 'Epicur').
Hamburg, Kunsthalle, Lichtwark-Preis, Richard Oelze, November 1973 - January 1974 (illustrated).
Brussels, Musée Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 12 depuis '45, October - November 1977, no. 7 (illustrated).
Bochum, Kunstmuseum, Imagination, Internationale Ausstellung Bildnerischer Poesie, August - October 1978, no. 184, p. 156 (illustrated p. 157).
Venice, Biennale XXXXII, Arte e Scienza, June - October 1986, no. 2, p. 95.
Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Richard Oelze, Gemälde und Zeichnungen, January - March 1987, no. 104, pp. 224 (illustrated fig. 104, p. 57); this exhibition later travelled to Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, March - May 1987; Bremen, Kunsthalle, July - September 1987; and Munich, Museum Villa Stuck, December 1987 - February 1988.
Hagen, Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-Museum, Richard Oelze, Gemälde und Zeichnungen, April - May 1961; this exhibition later travelled to Dusseldorf, Galerie Hella Nebelung, 1961.
Tokyo, The VII Tokyo-Biennale, 1963, no. 80 (illustrated; dated '1961').
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Oelze, September - October 1964, no. 94, p. 79 (illustrated p. 77).
Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, Phantastische Figuration, April - May 1966, no. 46.
Bern, Kunsthalle, Phantastische Kunst, Surrealismus, October - December 1966; this exhibition later travelled to Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum, December 1966 - February 1967, no. 72 (titled 'Epicure').
Nurenberg, Albrecht-Dürer-Gesellschaft, Ars Phantastica, July - October 1967, no. 227 (illustrated).
Venice, Biennale XXXIV, Deutscher Pavillion, Richard Oelze, Gustav Seitz, June - October 1968, no. 79, p. 89; this exhibition later travelled to Recklinghausen, Städtische Kunsthalle, Richard Oelze, Gustav Seitz, November 1968 - January 1969, no. 75.
Hamburg, Kunstverein, Malerei des Surrealismus von den Anfängen bis heute, April - May 1969, no. 93, n.p. (illustrated fig. 92; titled 'Epicur').
Hamburg, Kunsthalle, Lichtwark-Preis, Richard Oelze, November 1973 - January 1974 (illustrated).
Brussels, Musée Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 12 depuis '45, October - November 1977, no. 7 (illustrated).
Bochum, Kunstmuseum, Imagination, Internationale Ausstellung Bildnerischer Poesie, August - October 1978, no. 184, p. 156 (illustrated p. 157).
Venice, Biennale XXXXII, Arte e Scienza, June - October 1986, no. 2, p. 95.
Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Richard Oelze, Gemälde und Zeichnungen, January - March 1987, no. 104, pp. 224 (illustrated fig. 104, p. 57); this exhibition later travelled to Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, March - May 1987; Bremen, Kunsthalle, July - September 1987; and Munich, Museum Villa Stuck, December 1987 - February 1988.
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