1980s Horst Janssen Cat Lydia Art Poster Germany

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Poster Cat ‘Lydia’ by renowned Artist, Horst Janssen of Germany (1929-1995).

Frame size 22.25 wide x 29.75” high
Original artwork … Read more Poster Cat ‘Lydia’ by renowned Artist, Horst Janssen of Germany (1929-1995).

Frame size 22.25 wide x 29.75” high
Original artwork dated 1987
Inscripted
Signed in print


The Horst Janssen Museum in Oldenburg, Germany is dedicated to his legacy.

Artist and Subject:
Horst Janssen has always drawn animals, including cats, but in the eighties the cat Lydia entered his life and from the many portraits she had to occupy a very important place. It is very possible that Lydia accompanied Horst Janssen until almost the end of his life, but surely she kept him company in 1990 when he fell from his balcony from a height of 3.50 meters. The worst thing is that in the fall he had the acids he used for the engravings and suffered a burn in the cornea in both eyes, in addition to fracturing the tibia and pelvis. It took months to regain his eyesight.


Artist Bio
A selfless dedication to the art of printmaking, Janssen's drawings and etchings have been the subject of solo exhibitions in the world´s most prestigious museums known for their drawing collections such as in Basel (1966), The Munch Museum in Oslo, The Harvard Busch Reisinger Museum in Cambridge, USA (1976), The Chicago Art Institute (1980), The Albertina Museum in Vienna (1991), The Rembrandt House in Amsterdam and a two person exhibition with Egon Schiele on the common theme of “Eros and Death” at the Leopold Museum in Vienna.
An eccentric and controversial figure, Horst Janssen has been considered by some as one of the most distinguished draftsmen of the second part of the 20th century. His drawings and graphic works have been the subject of many museum exhibitions worldwide. Well over a hundred books have been published on his work as well as a biography on his tumultuous life. In 2014, the French - German cultural television channel Arte produced a film titled “I am God's glory” See less