Tübke, Werner Höfische Szene mit Narr. 1978. Bleistift... Lot n° 228

East German Art Tübke, Werner Courtly scene with jester. 1978. Pencil on vergé (with watermark, see Piccard 12, section 1, no. 65). 30 x 18.5 cm. Signed and dated. Mounted freestanding in dots on passepartout. - Due to the paper delicately and very evenly browned, only with occasional small brown spots. Overall very good. Expressive composition executed with sweeping strokes. Provenance: German private ownership. - In the late 1970s, Tübke's urge for identification in the field of tension between commissioned works and his own artistic work became increasingly apparent, which he pursued in numerous drawings on the subject of the Peasants' War and other scenes from the 16th century in media such as graphite, chalk and red chalk. Through his in-depth study of the 16th century, Tübke came across the theme of fools and harlequins. In a century characterized by crisis and upheaval, the jester was an extremely important and ambivalent figure. They were always outcasts from society and symbolic figures for all kinds of vices. Tübke used this polarizing image and enriched it with his artistic perspective, making the fool a symbol of illusionary humanity (cf. Meißner, pp. 257-258). Pencil on vergé (with watermark, see Piccard 12, sect. 1, no. 65). Signed and dated. Mounted freestanding in dots on mat. - Delicately and very evenly browned due to paper, only with occasional small brown spots. Overall very good. Expressive composition executed with sweeping strokes. - In the late 1970s, Tübke's urge for identification between commissioned projects and his own artistic work became increasingly apparent, which he pursued in numerous drawings on the subject of the Peasants' War and other scenes from the 16th century in media such as graphite, chalk and red chalk. Through his in-depth study of the 16th century, Tübke came across the theme of jesters and harlequins. In a century characterized by crisis and upheaval, the jester was an incredibly important and ambivalent figure. They were always outcasts from society and symbolized all kinds of vices. Tübke used this polarizing image and enriched it with his artistic perspective, making the jester a symbol of illusionary humanity (cf. Meißner, pp. 257-258).