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DIE GALERIE is delighted to show Pierre Alechinsky and his artist friends

Pierre Alechinsky and his artist friends: Pierre Alechinsky, Karel Appel, Corneille, Constant, Jacques Doucet, Karl Otto Götz, Lucebert, Reinhoud, Christian Dotremont, Theo Wolvekamp
DIE GALERIE, Frankfurt am Main
5. Juni – 10. September 2025 ∙ June 5 – September 10, 2025
Vernissage ∙ Opening: 5. Juni 2025 ∙ June 5, 2025

On 6 June 2025, DIE GALERIE will ring in the summer with an exhibition that is diverse, colourful, spontaneous and a little loud. This is how CoBrA, the mid-20th century artists' group, was - young, wild, immediate and impulsive. Although the group quickly disbanded and its members went on to important international careers, CoBrA's ideas were enduring and groundbreaking. Many of the artists remained friends and collaborators for decades. 
 
Pierre Alechinsky, Vin versé, 1957, Oil on canvas, 80 x 126 cm, Signed, entitled and inscribed verso

Based on personal friendships and connections, DIE GALERIE has long been committed to the artists of the CoBrA group. To this day, there is a particularly strong bond between gallery owner Peter Femfert and Pierre Alechinsky, one of the most influential networkers of CoBrA and, at 97 years of age, the last living representative of this group. 
 
Born in Brussels in 1927, he became the youngest member of the CoBrA group in 1949, after studying book illustration and typography in his home town. As a young painter, Pierre Alechinsky embraced CoBrA's ideas of spontaneity and direct expression; after the group disbanded in 1951, he quickly developed his own style, concentrating on drawing and studying Asian calligraphy. He travelled to Japan for the first time in 1955. Since then, his work has oscillated between East Asian art and aesthetics and Western visual understanding... Read more in press release.


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DIE GALERIE - Press release Pierre Alechinsky

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ABOUT

Seit 1979 verbürgt sich der Galerist Peter Femfert für ein anspruchsvolles Konzept von den wegweisenden Kunstentwicklungen des 20. Jahrhunderts bis hin zu aussichtsreichen und vielgestaltigen zeitgenössischen Positionen. Neben der Konzeption und Organisation von Kunstausstellungen sowohl in den eigenen Galerieräumen in Frankfurt am Main als auch in namhaften Museen, Kulturinstituten und anderen Galerien umfasst der Aufgabenbereich der Galerie auch die Verlagstätigkeit und Kunstberatung. Der Schwerpunkt des Galerieprogramms liegt auf der Klassischen Moderne, insbesondere dem Surrealismus, der Kunst der CoBrA-Gruppe sowie figurativer zeitgenössischer Kunst. DIE GALERIE ist regelmäßig auf den wichtigsten internationalen Kunstmessen in Europa, Asien und den USA vertreten.

Founded : 1979

Specialisations

Kunst des 20. Jh.

Associations

Interessengemeinschaft der Frankfurter Galerien

Fairs

Art Miami, ART Cologne, Este Arte - Uruguay, Masterpiece London, BRAFA - Brussels, KIAF - Korea International Art Fair, ART Karlsruhe, TEFAF Maastricht, Luxembourg Art Week