"Johann Wolfgang Goethe: Portrait in Yellow and Blue Tones"

(Born in 1954 in Weimar) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. A portrait of Goethe created in muted yellow-blue tones, with very thick, relief-like paint application, inspired by the famous work "Goethe in the Roman Campagna" by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein from 1787. This piece, which gained great popularity and absolute recognizability, especially after Andy Warhol quoted the image of Goethe with a wide-brimmed hat in his renowned series of silkscreen prints, is characterized by its darkness. The artist, who studied at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences under Werner Schriefers from 1976 and under Gerhard Höhme at the Düsseldorf Academy from 1978, has been engaged from an early stage in his career with the theme of German reunification and the subsequent formation of the European Union, as well as the history and significance of his hometown and its important figures. He is considered one of the most significant German artists of the present day and has created an extensive creative legacy distinguished by an outstanding prophetic power, inspired by his main idol Vincent van Gogh. Oil on cardboard, mounted on a wooden panel. Approximate dimensions: 97 cm x 97 cm. Framed. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist's studio in 2017.