Horst Janssen (1929-1995) - Horst Janssen (1929-1995) - Surimono - 1970s

You are bidding on a very rare work by the German artist Horst Janssen (1929-1995).

Artist: Horst Janssen (1929-1995).
Surimono
1977
Size: approximately 74x50 cm.
Signature: hand-signed
Technology: Offset printing
Condition: very good

Janssen poster of a design as a watercolor for an exhibition of Japanese drawings at the Heni-Onstad Museum, Oslo. Drawn after the depiction of a woodcut from the 'Hokusai shashin gafu', sketches from nature by Hokusai.

Horst Janssen (1929–1995) was a German draftsman, graphic artist, and illustrator whose work is characterized by radical honesty and exceptional technical mastery. His works—from delicate pencil drawings to expressive etchings and experimental woodcuts—combine subtle observation with relentless self-examination.

Janssen played virtuously with line, light, and physicality; his portraits, still lifes, and landscapes appear both intimate and surreal. Recurring themes include transience, melancholy, irony, and the self, which he questioned in countless self-portraits.

With his unyielding work ethic, his experimental attitude, and his deeply personal expression, Horst Janssen is considered one of the most important German graphic artists of the 20th century.