Hoehme, Gerhard - 1957 - Galerie 22 Düsseldorf

Hoehme, Gerhard
born 1920 in D - Greppin, died 1989 in D - Neuss

poster of the exhibition at Galerie 22 Düsseldorf (Bilder und Graphik)
1957 ( october 11 - november 07 )
original design
colour lithograph/ colour silkscreen on thick paper
54 cm x 74 cm
needle holes at the corners, corners slightly creased

order no. 14877

The Gallery 22 in Düsseldorf only existed from 1957 to 1960 and was directed by Jean-Pierre Wilhelm. The posters of this gallery were outstanding works of art and constituted a milestone in postwar artists’ posters in Germany.


 

Lit.:

Concerning Galerie 22  compare: Ullrich, Ferdinand (Hg.), Kunst des Westens, Kat. Kunsthalle Recklinghausen 1996, S.18, 139;

moreover the book of merit by Rennert, Susanne a.o. Jean-Pierre Wilhelm, Informel, Fluxus und die Galerie 22, Köln, 2013, with a list of invitation cards, unfortunately without a list of the excellent posters.

See also our catalogue 'From Arp to Pollock': Art and exhibition posters in France and Germany 1945-1960, Köln 2016