Sascha Wiederhold: Rediscovery of a Forgotten Artist
The exhibition Sascha Wiederhold brings together the few surviving works by an artist who had previously fallen into undeserved obscurity. This will be the first time his pieces have been exhibited in almost half a century.
The work of Sascha Wiederhold (1904鈥�1962) is a rediscovery. The artist began painting in 1924 and belonged to the circle around Herwarth Walden鈥檚 Berlin gallery 鈥淒er Sturm鈥�. Wiederhold also designed stage sets, posters and book covers. The imagery he constructs in his artwork consists of wildly swirling shapes and patterns as well as intense colours, and his large-format paintings convey an almost psychedelic visual experience. During the Nazi era, Wiederhold ceased his artistic activities and began working as a bookseller.
Only a few works have survived. Wiederhold鈥檚 1928 painting Bogensch眉tzen (Archers), recently acquired by the Nationalgalerie, has already been well received in the current collection exhibition The Art of Society 1900鈥�1945.
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The exhibition Sascha Wiederhold brings together the few surviving works by an artist who had previously fallen into undeserved obscurity. This will be the first time his pieces have been exhibited in almost half a century.
The work of Sascha Wiederhold (1904鈥�1962) is a rediscovery. The artist began painting in 1924 and belonged to the circle around Herwarth Walden鈥檚 Berlin gallery 鈥淒er Sturm鈥�. Wiederhold also designed stage sets, posters and book covers. The imagery he constructs in his artwork consists of wildly swirling shapes and patterns as well as intense colours, and his large-format paintings convey an almost psychedelic visual experience. During the Nazi era, Wiederhold ceased his artistic activities and began working as a bookseller.
Only a few works have survived. Wiederhold鈥檚 1928 painting Bogensch眉tzen (Archers), recently acquired by the Nationalgalerie, has already been well received in the current collection exhibition The Art of Society 1900鈥�1945.
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