Karl Mordstein, Undeutlicher Deutlich, 1982, Etching

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Karl ludwig mordstein (1937 füssen - 2006 wilszhofen), undeutlicher deutlich, 1982. Color etching, copy e.a. (epreuve d'artiste) 4/9, 22.5 x … Read more Karl ludwig mordstein (1937 füssen - 2006 wilszhofen), undeutlicher deutlich, 1982. Color etching, copy e.a. (epreuve d'artiste) 4/9, 22.5 x 28 cm (image), 40 x 45 cm (sheet size), 43 x 48 cm (frame), titled in lead, numbered, monogrammed and dated. Framed behind glass.

- in very good condition


- fluctuating ambivalence -


to the artwork

the print is titled "indistinct clearly" and indeed we think we see something clearly that yet remains indistinct. We see an image divided by color into two zones, evoking a landscape space with a horizon line. Within this landscape, a kind of flurry of fragile brown elements is underway that is clearly before our eyes, but cannot be broken down visually. What is happening remains enigmatic, especially since a fragile structure typical of mordstein's graphic artists of this time becomes visible in the left-hand area beneath the flurry. It is also clearly recognizable, but the clarity only leads to an increased ambiguity. It is precisely this ambivalence of clarity that mordstein presents as a visual experience.


about the artist

karl mordstein graduated from the werkkunstschule augsburg and initially worked as a commercial artist in munich before concentrating entirely on his own creations as a freelance artist. In 1970 mordstein married the sculptor sinen thalheimer and the artist couple moved to starnberg. In 1972 a first solo exhibition of his works took place in munich, which marked the beginning of a busy international exhibition activity that lasted for decades. From 1987, the couple lived on the hollerberg in wilzhofen.


"it is certainly not wrong to recognize in the impression of his calmly floating color drawings the expression of an attitude of mind that owes itself precisely to this conscious turning away from the hectic art market: concentrated serenity. Not changing sensitivities, but empathy with supra-individual rhythms of creation, the perpetual genesis in the natural cycle of becoming and passing away is expressed in it."

- stefan tolksdorf



selected bibliography

karl mordstein. Watercolors, gouaches 1972 - 1975, galerie angst und orny, munich 1975.

juliane roh: karl mordstein. Bilder, paintings 1976 - 79, frankfurt a. M. 1979.

siegfried salzmann (text): karl mordstein. Works on paper, galerie dorothea van der koelen, mainz 1982.

galerie heimeshoff (ed.): karl mordstein. "seelen-notate"; paintings, works on paper, picture boxes; 1985 - 1988, essen 1988.

stefan tolksdorf (text): lebenszeichen. Mordstein, karl and sinen thalheimer, essen 2009.



english version



karl ludwig mordstein (1937 füssen - 2006 wilszhofen), undeutlicher deutlich, 1982. Color etching, e.a. (epreuve d'artiste) 4/9, 22.5 x 28 cm (image), 40 x 45 cm (sheet), 43 x 48 cm (frame), titled, numbered, monogrammed and dated with pencil. Framed behind glass.

- in very good condition


- fluctuating ambivalence -


about the work

the print is titled "indistinct clearly," and indeed we think we see something clearly that remains indistinct. We see an image divided by color into two zones, evoking a landscape space with a horizon line. Within this landscape, there is a kind of whirl of fragile brown elements that are clearly in front of our eyes, but cannot be visually resolved. What is happening remains a mystery, especially since a fragile structure, typical of mordstein's graphic work at the time, appears in the left area below the flurry. It is also clearly recognizable, but the clarity only leads to increased ambiguity. It is precisely this ambivalence of clarity that mordstein presents as a visual experience.


about the artist

after graduating from the werkkunstschule in augsburg, karl mordstein worked as a commercial artist in munich before becoming a freelance artist and concentrating entirely on his own creations. In 1970 mordstein married the sculptor sinen thalheimer and the artist couple moved to starnberg. In 1972, mordstein had his first solo exhibition in munich, which marked the beginning of an active international exhibition career that lasted for decades. From 1987 the couple lived on the hollerberg in wilzhofen.


"it is certainly not wrong to recognize in the impression of his calmly floating color drawings the expression of a state of mind that owes itself precisely to this conscious turning away from the hectic art market: concentrated serenity. It is not a changing state of mind, but an empathy with the supra-individual rhythms of creation, the perpetual genesis in the natural cycle of becoming and passing, which is expressed in them."

- stefan tolksdorf



selected bibliography

karl mordstein. Watercolors, gouaches 1972 - 1975, galerie angst und orny, munich 1975.

juliane roh: karl mordstein. Bilder, paintings 1976 - 79, frankfurt a. M. 1979. See less