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Born in Lübeck in 1935, Peter Klasen draws on the urban environment in his work as a painter, photographer and sculptor. After studying art in Berlin from 1956 to 1959, he moved to Paris. In 1964 he took part in Mythologies quotidiennes at the Musée d’Art moderne de la ville de Paris, an exhibition associated with Narrative Figuration. Airbrush, photographic imagery and objects attached to canvas form his artistic vocabulary. The Tableaux binaires, begun in 1968, juxtapose bodily fragments and objects. From 1974, trucks, railway wagons, grilles and chains brought confinement more directly into his work. Graffiti photographed on the Berlin Wall subsequently provided material for a series of paintings. In 2005, the Maison européenne de la photographie presented Nowhere Anywhere, featuring his photographs from 1970 to 2005.
This profile brings together identity references for Peter Klasen and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Dobiaschofsky · Piguet · Ketterer · Lempertz
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Acrylic
"Manette/fond rouge",
acrylique
Catalogue period : 2025-06-05 — 2025-06-18
Published result : 2000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500–2000
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Acrylic
"Bouche/Haute tension",
acrylique
Catalogue period : 2024-11-28 — 2024-12-11
Published result : 2400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500–2500
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Acrylic on artist's board.
"PTT".
Acryl auf Mkt.
Catalogue period : 2024-11-08
Published result : 4000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 6000
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huile et collage sur toile
Catalogue period : 2024-05-21 — 2024-06-05
Published result : 2800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Acryl und Assemblage auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2023-06-07
Published result : 10080 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 8000
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Acrylic
Sans titre,
acrylique
Catalogue period : 2023-05-25 — 2023-06-07
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 3000–5000
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Femme + Poignée
Acryl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2016-12-09
Published result : 15000 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 9000
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"Bouche/Chaîne".
Acryl auf Lwd
Date to be documented
Published result : 2500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5000
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"Manette fond gris/rouge T.489".
Acryl auf Lwd.
Date to be documented
Published result : 8000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 10000
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Acrylic
Camion bâché bleu/rouge No. 718S"
acrylique
Catalogue period : 2015-06-17
Published result : 8000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 8000–12000
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Acrylic
"Fil de ferre barbelé/ fond vert"
acrylique
Catalogue period : 2018-03-14
Published result : 4000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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