Astrale Komposition VI, Wilhelm Morgner
Wilhelm Morgner
Astrale Komposition VI
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Wilhelm Morgner

Astrale Komposition VI, 1912


Dimensions
74.5 x 100 cm
Physical Description
Oil on artist’s board, mounted on hardboard
Inventory Number
2525
Acquisition
Acquired in 2019 with means provided by Volker Westerborg, property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.
Status
On display, 1st upper level, Modern Art, room 11

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In 1912/13, Wilhelm Morgner created 26 oil paintings and numerous works on paper, which he called Astral Compositions. These works are evidence of his rapid transition from figurative-ornamental depictions to the reproduction of internal processes, in which he gave greater autonomy to the primary colours. Morgner carried out this process based on his central theme of the working man in the field. He increasingly blended the figures with the surrounding space in order to visualise the metaphysical “unification” of man and nature. Astral Composition VI shows an advanced stage of development in this process, even though a shadowy silhouette can still be identified in the middle ground. Morgner only created non-representational works until 1913, as he did not want to detach himself completely from nature in the long run. Astral Composition VI illustrates the state of suspension between figuration and abstraction, to which a special position in German Expressionism must be conceded.

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06.11.2024