Ernst Geitlinger 1895 Frankfurt am Main – 1972 Seeshaupt "In the Studio" (Catalogue Raisonné (Nees 1991): P 770), 1965 Mixed media (tempera, ink, pencil) on machine-made laid paper, matted and unframed Signed and dated on the reverse Size: 70.5 x 55.3 cm (sheet) / 89.6 x 69.9 cm (mat) This work, "In the Studio," was part of the exhibition "The Frankfurt Secession and its Guests" (September 25 to November 7, 1965), Frankfurter Salon, Frankfurt am Main, cat. no. 24. It is also illustrated with a small black-and-white image in the catalogue raisonné by Roswitha Nees: Ernst Geitlinger Society, Munich (ed.) (1991): Ernst Geitlinger. Catalogue Raisonné 1924–1972, Saarbrücken: St. Johann, p. 338. (See the last photograph.) ____________________________ Ernst Geitlinger is considered an important pioneer of Concrete Art and a trailblazer for abstract art in Germany after 1945. Education in New York (Theatre Painting, Academy of Design) 1922–31 Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich 1946 Co-founder of the artists' association "Neue Gruppe" (New Group) in Munich 1948 Participated in the Venice Biennale 1951–65 Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich from 1965 Founded the private painting school "Atelier Geitlinger" in Munich 1983 Former students of Geitlinger founded the "Ernst Geitlinger Society" Solo Exhibitions: 1931 Galerie Weber, Berlin 1947 Galerie Rosen, Berlin 1949 Betty Parsons Gallery, New York York 1950 Whyte Gallery, Washington (D.C.) 1957 Galleria Numero, Florence 1957 Galerie d'Arte, Milan 1974, 1995 Lenbachhaus, Munich 1989 Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen 1994, 1999 Edwin-Scharff-Museum, Neu-Ulm 2005 Thuringian State Museum Heidecksburg, Rudolstadt Collections: Edwin-Scharff-Museum, Neu-Ulm (Estate) Lenbachhaus Munich Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich Saarland Museum, Saarbrücken Museum Ludwig, Cologne Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main Sprengel Museum, Hanover Museum of Concrete Art, Ingolstadt Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, USA