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Salomé, born Wolfgang Cihlarz in Karlsruhe in 1954, is a German painter associated with the Neue Wilde. After moving to West Berlin, he studied at the Hochschule der Künste from 1974 to 1980 and became a master student of Karl Horst Hödicke. In 1977, he helped establish the Galerie am Moritzplatz, an important venue for Berlin’s new figurative painting.
His compositions emphasise intense colour, sweeping gestures and the human body, notably in his swimmer series. The nude and performance extend an investigation of physical presence and individual freedom. He also explored film and music. Participation in documenta 7 in Kassel and the Zeitgeist exhibition in Berlin in 1982 accompanied the international recognition of this generation of artists and their renewed engagement with painting.
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Lempertz · Germann
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Acrylic on cotton canvas
Emilia Galotti (gelb)
Acryl auf Nessel
Auction date : 2026-06-06
Published result : 6350 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 5000
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Acrylic on canvas
Farb Raum Tanz
Acryl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2025-12-05
Published result : 17640 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 15000
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Acrylic on canvas
Seerosenteich
Acryl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2025-05-31
Published result : 30240 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 10000
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Oil on canvas
Peter the Model, 1982
Öl auf Leinwand.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Oil on canvas
Phantasie, 1980
Öl auf Leinwand.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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