Klaus Neuper 1949 Nuremberg – 2007 Greece Untitled [‘Porta’ Diptych], 1999 Mixed media (sand mixture, oil paint) on canvas, stretcher frame Signed and dated upper right on the right-hand work Size: 200 x 100 cm (each), 200 x 200 cm (total) Provenance: formerly part of the corporate collection of “MG Vermögensverwaltung AG” (Frankfurt am Main) [see the last photo showing the original hanging arrangement] ____________________________ “Klaus Neuper’s painted worlds unfold on the one hand on the canvas, while on the other hand, through impasto mixed media techniques and relief-like engravings, they suggest a creative bridge to real and three-dimensional space. For in his layering and glazing techniques, and through the graphic method he employs—etching linear drawings into the still-wet paint with a brush—he reminds us of…” Neuper's art is reminiscent of the mixed media technique of so-called "wall paintings," as created before him by important painters such as Willi Baumeister, Joan Miró, and Antonio Tàpies (Gerhard Kolberg). from 2004, Klaus Neuper was Professor of Art at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences. from 1969 onward, he held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions. Awards: 1974 Advancement Award of the Free State of Bavaria 1988 Certificate of Excellence – International Art Competition, New York 1993 "Building Bridges" Art Prize of the IG Metall Frankfurt am Main – Hamburg 1996 Arte e natura, Imperia (Liguria) 1998 Fundación Barceló – Palma de Mallorca Collections: Museum of Modern Art, Boston Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin Hamburg City Art Collection El Gouna Museum, Hurghada Koblenz City Museum Nuremberg Municipal Art Collections Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Lima, Peru Rothenburg City Art Collection Taunusstein Art House – Collection of Dr. Irene Haas and Ulrich van Gemmern Warsaw Museum