Robert Freund (1929–1999) - Christliche

Robert Freund (1936–1996) – Hand-signed expressionist silkscreen with pencil – 1969 – limited edition 2/78

Expressionist composition – 1969

Original silkscreen created in 1969 by the German artist Robert Freund, active on the Frankfurt art scene in the 1960s–1970s.

This work belongs to a particularly interesting period of his graphic output, characterized by a powerful pictorial language located between figuration and abstraction. The composition features a stylized face built with broad color fields and strong contrasts. The deep colors – reds, blacks, blues and ochres – structure the image and confer the whole a strong expressive intensity, typical of the artistic spirit of the late 1960s.

The work testifies to a plastic investigation centered on human expression and emotional tension, in an aesthetic close to post-war European Expressionism.

Characteristics
• Technique: original silkscreen
• Year: 1969
• Signature: signed in pencil at the lower right
• Numbering: 2 / 78
• Edition: 78 copies
• Sheet size: approx. 44 × 34 cm

The number 2/78 indicates that this is one of the very first prints of the edition, often particularly appreciated by collectors.

On the reverse there is an old handwritten annotation dated March 5, 1969, which may correspond to a date of acquisition or printing.

Good overall condition.
Paper in good condition with normal age-related marks.

This silkscreen constitutes a fine example of Robert Freund's graphic work at the end of the 1960s and an interesting piece for collectors of post-war German graphic art.