Peter Graf, "Guten Abend, Frau Direktor"
nude artist painting a nude, with his easel on the edge of the cliff by ...

Peter Graf, "Guten Abend, Frau Direktor"
nude artist painting a nude, with his easel on the edge of the cliff by the sea, scenery in the light of the waning day, impasto painting in warm, powerful colours, oil and gold bronze on canvas, signed and dated "Graf (20)06" turned upside down on the lower left, framed in shadow gap molding, canvas dimensions approx. 100 x 80 cm, attached sign to an exhibition where the painting was presented and here title "Guten Abend, Frau Direktor". Artist info: German painter and graphic artist (born 1937 in Crimmitschau), 1952 move to Dresden, here friendship with Winfried Dierske, Peter Makolies, Peter Hermann, Jürgen Böttcher (Strawalde) and Ralf Winkler (A. R. Penck), member of the artist group "Erste Phalanx Nedserd," from 1956 studies at the Berlin Weißensee Art Academy, after one year exmatriculation, from 1957 again resident in Dresden and active in various professions, parallel occupation with painting, in 1961 Jürgen Böttcher portrayed the artist in the short documentary film "Drei von vielen" (Three of Many), which was later banned, since 1975 member of the VBK of the GDR, 1976 co-signer of the protest against the expatriation of Wolf Biermann, since 1985 freelance, lives in Radebeul since 1996, 2001 awarded the Hans-Theo-Richter-Prize of the Saxon Academy of Arts, 2007 Art Prize of the Great District City of Radebeul, since 2021 honorary member of the Saxon Academy of Arts, Source: Eisold "Künstler in der DDR", Internet presence of the Saxon Academy of Arts and Wikipedia.