Rudolf Weissauer - 1958 - original epreuve d'Artist lithograph - Funchal Madeira harbor - signed - Sold

An original lithograph created in 1958 by the German painter and graphic artist entitled "Funchal Madeira". Is in good condition with very nice colors. Signed and authorized in pencil. Image size 45x34cm (WXH). Sheet size 50x39cm.


Rudolf Weissauer, born in Munich in 1924, is considered an important German painter and graphic artist of the post-war period.
From 1945 to 1949 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. This was followed by extensive study trips to the USA, Mexico, France and Greece. His annual trips to Iceland lasting several months were certainly his most important source of inspiration. In 1951, the young artist's works were exhibited for the first time in Philadelphia, USA. Further solo and group exhibitions followed in quick succession: at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and at the Haus der Kunst in Munich. In 1965 Rudolf Weissauer received the Hans Thoma Medal for special artistic achievements. The motifs of his pictures, which he himself describes as "imaginary landscapes", appear dark and magical, like real dreams. They are image worlds that are full of moods and perceived meanings. The predominant techniques are tempera, watercolor and pastel drawing, lithography and aquatint etching. Rudolf Weissauer died in 1996 in Burg auf Femahrn, where he lived and worked for two to three months every year.