Peter Stange (1940) - Expressive Küstenlandschaft

Peter Stange – expressive coastal landscape, acrylic, 1997 – signed original in a high-quality wooden frame

The work is characterized by an expressive, exceptionally color‑intense visual language that aims less at a naturalistic depiction of the landscape and more at conveying atmosphere and mood. Luminous yellows, oranges, and blues meet striking black and gray nuances, creating a tense, visually powerful composition. Through deliberate reduction and abstraction of the forms, a dynamic visual effect arises that immediately reminds the viewer of Mediterranean coastal landscapes, light moods, and maritime scenes.

The bold brushwork, sometimes impasto applications, and the lively interplay of color and line give the painting a strong emotional presence. Peter Stange develops an independent, contemporary visual language that links to the tradition of Expressionism but interprets it in a modern form. The focus is not on an exact reproduction of reality, but on the subjective condensation of light, color, and landscape into a striking overall impression.

The harmoniously coordinated frame, a solid wooden one with an anthracite glaze that is slightly blue-tinted, mirrors the painting’s colorfulness and underscores its artistic impact in an impressive way.
The work is signed by hand in the lower left and dated ‘97.

On the back there is a detailed, artist‑attributed résumé. According to this, Peter Stange was born in 1940 in Dresden, received artistic training in Brussels, and stayed in Vallauris in southern France from 1964 to 1967. He is said to have been educated there, among others, by the Berlin painter Trautbert Erbe. From 1967 to 1995 he lived in Mogán on Gran Canaria, according to this document. The original biographical accompanying text remains on the back of the painting.

The acrylic painting measures about 41 × 26 cm and is set in a generous mat of about 48 × 39 cm. Notably, the high-quality framing stands out: a solid wooden frame, anthracite-colored with a slightly blue-tinted glaze, whose restrained coloration harmonizes superbly with the blues, grays, and blacks of the composition.

Dimensions:
Artwork: approx. 41 × 26 cm
Mat: approx. 48 × 39 cm
Outer frame dimensions: approx. 55 × 45 cm

A decorative and at the same time autonomous original work from the late 1990s, which particularly comes into its own through its strong color effect, expressive painting style, and unusually well-matched framing.
The painting comes from a family-owned collection.