Armin Sandig, Small Contribution to the Production of Song, 1978, Etching

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About This Piece

Armin Sandig

1929 Hof/Saale – 2015 Hamburg

"Small Contribution to the Production of Song"
Signed and dated in pencil lower right (1978)
Inscribed "Proof Print" in pencil lower left
Color etching on heavy copperplate printing paper ---unframed---
Size: 32 x 24.8 cm (print) or 40.5 x 40.3 cm (sheet)

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Armin Sandig
Painter, graphic artist, draftsman.

As an artist, Sandig was self-taught.

During his youth, he came into formative contact with Werner Gilles and Gottfried Brockmann, who introduced him to painting.

Resident of Hamburg since 1951.

from 1958 onward, he created numerous prints for the "Griffelkunst-Vereinigung" (Griffel Art Association).

1960: First major commission for the ceramic wall design of a daycare center in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg. Trip to Paris.

Until around 1970, Sandig primarily created Tachist, informal works, then turned to figurative representational art.

Exhibitions:

1949 First solo exhibition at the "Deutsches Theater" in Konstanz.

Furthermore, numerous solo and group exhibitions.

Prizes / Awards:

1960 Lichtwark Scholarship
1972 Edwin Scharff Prize
1980 Prize at the International Drawing Competition, Nuremberg
1992 Friedrich Bauer Prize for Fine Arts, Munich
1989 Appointment as Honorary Professor
2002 Federal Cross of Merit

Memberships:

from 1972 Free Academy of Arts, Hamburg (1975-80 Vice President, 1980-2011 President)

Collections:

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Aschaffenburg Castle Museum
Bochum Art Museum
Bremen Art Gallery
Städel Museum (Frankfurt am Main)
Hamburg Art Gallery
Hof City Art Collection
Pfalzgalerie Museum (Kaiserslautern)
Ludwig Museum (Cologne)
Mannheim Art Gallery
Germanic National Museum (Nuremberg)
Stuttgart State Gallery

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Period	1970 to 1979
Year	1978
Production Period	1970 to 1979
Country of Manufacture	Germany
Identifying Marks	This piece has an attribution mark
Style	Abstraction
Detailed Condition	Very Good — This vintage/antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
Restoration and Damage Details	Light wear consistent with age and use, Left and top edges very slightly folded over, Corners slightly bumped, Two slight creases in the upper left corner of the page,
Product Code	NFY-2621788
Material	Etching
Color	Multicolored
Width	41 cm 40.3 cm
Depth	1 cm 0.1 cm
Height	41 cm 40.5 cm

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