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Norberto Gramaccini (ed.)

Franz Gertsch – Silvia

Chronicle of a Painting

This chronicle describes and documents the nine-month painting process of Franz Gertsch's monumental portrait of "Silvia" (290 x 280 cm). It reveals the artist's orientations and motivations that underlie his obsessive painting. Black and white photographs record the painting phases, colored details show the painting structure. An essay by Norberto Gramaccini analyzes the process of artistic creation.

This chronicle describes and documents the nine-month painting process of Franz Gertsch's monumental portrait of "Silvia" (290 x 280 cm). It reveals the artist's orientations and motivations that underlie his obsessive painting. Black and white photographs record the painting phases, colored details show the painting structure. An essay by Norberto Gramaccini analyzes the process of artistic creation.

Author(s): Norberto Gramaccini

16,5 x 24 cm, 6 ¼ × 9 ½ in

160 pages, 46 illustrations

hardback

2000, 978-3-907078-19-8, English
CHF 150.00

Franz Gertsch

Franz Gertsch (1930-2022) was a Swiss painter and graphic artist who gained international fame for his large-scale hyperrealistic portraits. He participated in several international exhibitions over his career, most significantly in documenta 5 (1972), organized by Harald Szeemann, Jean-Christophe Ammann, and others, which centered upon artists considered by the curators to be "questioning reality." Gertsch’s work was also included in the 1978 and 1999 Venice Biennales. Gertsch has been the recipient of multiple grants and prizes, including a DAAD Grant, Berlin (1974–75), and a cultural award from the Bürgi-Willert-Stiftung (1998). The Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland, is devoted to his work.