"European Striped Image (Gold-Blue)": a reference composition in the style of the Weimar era

Born in Weimar in 1954, this artwork titled "European Striped Image (Gold-Blue)" is a highly impasto and textured composition, created with alternating blue and yellow stripes representing the colors of the European Union. The artist, who studied under Werner Schriefer at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences from 1976 and under Gerhard Hoehme at the Düsseldorf Academy from 1978, engaged with the theme of German unification and the subsequent formation of the European Union early in his artistic career. He is considered one of the most important contemporary German artists and has created an extensive artistic oeuvre inspired by his great idol Vincent van Gogh, demonstrating outstanding vision. The work is executed in oil on cardboard mounted on a wooden panel. In the center, it is signed and marked with the title "Europe (Gold-Blue)." On the reverse side, the date 1984-88 is indicated and information about the title and the work is provided. The dimensions of the image are approximately 62 cm x 78 cm. It is framed.