Oil paint on paper
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Schmela
ARTIST ROOMS
Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008
abstraction
adults
art dealer
artist - non-specific
arts and entertainment
courage
creativity
emotions and human qualities
emotions, concepts and ideas
figure
figure
from recognisable sources
individuals: male
named individuals
people
portraits
Schmela, Alfred
work and occupations
paper unique oil paint paper

Schmela
support: 400 × 564 mm
frame: 731 × 924 × 38 mm
<a href="/search?gid=999999788" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">ARTIST ROOMS</a>
Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the <a href="/search?gid=999999967" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">National Heritage Memorial Fund</a> and the <a href="/search?gid=999999968" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Art Fund</a> 2008
<p>The title of the work refers to Alfred Schmela, the German artist and owner of Galerie Schmela in Düsseldorf. Schmela was a promoter of avant-garde art and an early supporter of Beuys. Beuys first met Schmela in 1958, and was introduced to Yves Klein by the gallerist. He performed some of his 'actions' at Galerie Schmela, including the infamous 1965 performance 'How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare'. This painting in Braunkreuz oil looks to be of a figure at the edge of a cliff, perhaps suggesting Schmela's risky role as pioneer of new and cutting-edge art.</p>

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abstraction adults art dealer artist - non-specific arts and entertainment courage creativity emotions and human qualities emotions, concepts and ideas figure figure from recognisable sources individuals: male named individuals people portraits Schmela, Alfred work and occupations