Alfred Traugott Mörstedt, "Wie Sonnenfinsternis gelingt"
colour-intensive, non-figurative composition ...

Alfred Traugott Mörstedt, "Wie Sonnenfinsternis gelingt"
colour-intensive, non-figurative composition, watercolour etching on handmade paper, monogrammed and dated in lead "ATM (19)95" below the image on the right, titled "Wie Sonnenfinsternis gelingt" in the centre, inscribed on the lower edge of the sheet "Druckerexemplar W. Henkel", image dimensions approx. 16,5 x 24 cm, sheet dimensions approx. 30 x 36 cm. Artist's info: German painter, draughtsman, graphic artist and book designer (1925 Erfurt to 2005 Erfurt), son of an artist, from 1943 soldier in the 2nd World War, 1945 severely wounded. World War II, 1945 severely wounded, 1947-48 attended the master school for applied arts in Erfurt, from 1948 studied at the College of Architecture and Fine Arts in Weimar with Otto Herbig and Hermann Kirchberger, changed to the College of Fine and Applied Arts Berlin-Weißensee, from 1952 worked as a commercial artist in Erfurt, from 1954 worked as a designer for the Vogtland textile industry, freelance since 1960, 1964-74 member of the "Erfurt Studio Community", from 1976 the artist was under surveillance by the GDR State Security, 1998 awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2013 foundation of the Alfred T. Mörstedt Foundation, works in numerous museums and collections, source: Vollmer, Eisold "Künstler in der DDR", Wikipedia and website of the Alfred T. Mörstedt Foundation.