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Gotthard Graubner & Fausto Melotti

GOTTHARD GRAUBNER & FAUSTO MELOTTI

Colour Spaces Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art 3 September–30 October 2021 Düsseldorf
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Colour is the main subject of Gotthard Graubner‘s art. He freed his ‘Kissenbilder’ (cushion paintings), ‘Nebelräume’ (misty spaces) and ‘Farbraumkörper’ (colour space bodies) from the two-dimensionality of the panel painting (with the help of synthetic cotton wool, which he placed under the painting surface) and thus transferred them into an object, opening them up into space, towards the viewer. With his claim to free colour from all intellectual superstructures, giving it space for being itself in his works, Graubner undoubtedly became one of the most important artists of the German post-war period.

We juxtapose Graubner’s works with ceramics by Italian artist Fausto Melotti. Few artists of the post-war period have devoted themselves as intensively to the medium of ceramics as Melotti. His pieces impress with the inimitable technique of glazing, which makes each one a piece of unique colour nuance and intensity.

Melotti, who is actually known for his filigree, sculptural works, and Graubner, form a bond in this exhibition that immediately captures the viewer.

The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue with a text by Dr. David Anfam.

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Gotthard Graubner contemporary artist
Gotthard Graubner 1930-2013 Follow +
Fausto Melotti contemporary artist
Fausto Melotti 1901-1986 Follow +

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Founded in 1994 by Dr Ute Eggeling and Michael Beck—both from art history and gallery backgrounds—Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art is a leading international gallery. Based in Düsseldorf, it specialises in exhibiting art by European masters of the 19th and 20th centuries, embracing Impressionism, Expressionism, and post-War Modernism, as well as working to foster international contemporary art.

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Bilker Strasse 5 and Bilker Strasse 4–6
Düsseldorf
Germany
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10am - 1pm; 2pm - 6pm
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Closed: 20th December 2025 - 5th January 2026
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Düsseldorf Bilker Strasse 5 and Bilker Strasse 4–6
Beck Eggeling International Fine Art contemporary art gallery in Dusseldorf Germany
Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art
Bilker Strasse 5 and Bilker Strasse 4–6, Düsseldorf, Germany
+49 211 491 5890
http://www.beck-eggeling.de

Opening hours
Tuesday - Friday:
10am - 1pm; 2pm - 6pm
Saturday:
11am - 4pm

Closed: 20th December 2025 - 5th January 2026
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