Antonius HÖCKELMANN (1937–2000) - Lot 37

Antonius HÖCKELMANN (1937–2000) Galloping Horse and Falling Rider Oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated lower left 89 160 x 201 cm Reminder: In accordance with the terms of sale, the buyer is responsible for the resale royalty on this lot (4% of the hammer price only for amounts between €750 and €50,000, decreasing thereafter). Antonius Höckelmann (1937–2000) was a major postwar German artist, renowned for his expressive figurative style. Close to artists such as Georg Baselitz, A. R. Penck, Markus Lüpertz, and Jörg Immendorff, he developed a rich body of work combining sculpture, drawing, and painting. His work was featured notably at documenta 6 in 1977 and was the subject of a solo exhibition at the Kunsthalle in Cologne in 1980. Rediscovered through exhibitions and research conducted by art historians, his work continues to attract interest for its expressive power and artistic quality, particularly in the works from the 1980s and 1990s.