Rolf Iseli
Nachdenken, 1992
Signed, dated, titled, described as well as with the location lower centre: Überarbeitete Kaltnadel …
A leading exponent of the Tachisme movement in Switzerland, Rolf Iseli is one of the most famous Swiss artists of the second half of the 20th century. Influenced by Abstract Expressionism and his relationships with Sam Francis and Barnett Newman, Iseli devoted his early career to colorful, gestural paintings lacking any semblance of premeditation or structured approach. Discarding the purely abstract idiom later on, Iseli would create cast iron sculptures, etchings, lithographs, and prints that depicted earth, honeycombs, straw, and other natural forms evocative of figure and landscape.
Signed, dated, titled, described as well as with the location lower centre: Überarbeitete Kaltnadel das fragile Gleichgewicht von Erde und Dreck St. Romain 92 Rolf Iseli nachdenken. Titled, dated and described on the backing board on the reverse of the frame: nachdenken 92 Optikglas nicht abkleben.
79 x 53.5 cm.
A leading exponent of the Tachisme movement in Switzerland, Rolf Iseli is one of the most famous Swiss artists of the second half of the 20th century. Influenced by Abstract Expressionism and his relationships with Sam Francis and Barnett Newman, Iseli devoted his early career to colorful, gestural paintings lacking any semblance of premeditation or structured approach. Discarding the purely abstract idiom later on, Iseli would create cast iron sculptures, etchings, lithographs, and prints that depicted earth, honeycombs, straw, and other natural forms evocative of figure and landscape.
