Stylit II, Gotthard Graubner
Gotthard Graubner
Stylit II
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Gotthard Graubner

Stylit II, 1968


Dimensions
200.0 x 130.0 cm
Physical Description
Oil on synthetic on foam
Acquisition
Acquired in 2012 with funds from the Städelkomitee 21. Jahrhundert and with support from Michael Hilti, property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.
Status
On display, lower level, Contemporary Art, room 21

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About the Work

In the 1968 work ‘Stylite II’, the image becomes a three-dimensional object. Painting expands forcefully into the space around it, almost threatening to burst. This major early work by Graubner is one of a group of three shown at documenta 4 in Kassel that year. With its perfectly white surface, it is, for all its tactile quality, a classic expression of ‘Noli me tangere’, touch me not. ‘Stylite II’ is both an autonomous painting and a spatial object belonging to our world. It is at once purist and physical and, through its upright form, provides the viewer with a vis-à-vis.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Stylit II (Original Title)
Title Translation
Stylite II
Painter
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Oil on synthetic on foam
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Technique

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Administration
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.
Picture Copyright
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023
Acquisition
Acquired in 2012 with funds from the Städelkomitee 21. Jahrhundert and with support from Michael Hilti, property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Work Content

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Iconclass

Primary
  • 0 Abstract, Non-representational Art
  • 49D34 quadrilateral (~ planimetry, geometry)
  • 22C4(WHITE) colours, pigments, and paints: white
  • 22C4(GREY) colours, pigments, and paints (GREY)

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Last update

15.05.2023