Oil on textured wove paper. Signed and dated in the lower left. Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse. 49.7 x 70 cm. , the full sheet. [EH].

• A striking testament to the spirit of optimism in Postwar Abstract Modernism and the search for new forms of expression.
• Fritz Winter is considered one of the most significant figures of this period.
• In the year this work was created, he was among the founding members of the group “Zen 49,” along with Rupprecht Geiger, Willi Baumeister, and Rolf Cavael.
The work is registered with the Fritz Winter Foundation under the number 409 (handwritten number on an adhesive label on the reverse).
LITERATURE: Gabriele Lohberg, Fritz Winter: Leben und Werk mit Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und einem Anhang der sonstigen Techniken, Munich 1986, CR no. 893, (with black-and-white illustration), mentioned there as “Untitled”.

Private collectionn, Hesse

Good overall condition. Scattered tiny pinholes along the outer margins, likely caused during production. Along the edges of the sheet, there are isolated slight creases and small tears, some with minimal loss of material. [EH]