Louisiana scarf – Franz Gertsch

Large scarf with motif by Swiss super-realist Franz Gertsch, produced in connection with this summer's current exhibition (2024). The scarves show details from the works Saintes Marie de la Mer (2013) and Winter (2015-2016).

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This summer's (June 2024) major Louisiana exhibition is the first comprehensive presentation in Scandinavia of Franz Gertsch (1930-2022). Gertsch came to realism in the late 1960s, and he used photographic models and projections before transforming the motifs into paintings using a special method and thanks to perfect craftsmanship.

From the mid-1980s, Franz Gertsch began transforming his photographic originals into woodcuts. They are the result of meticulous and time-consuming craftsmanship involving different types of wood, high-quality color pigments, and handmade Japanese paper.

A selection of these gigantic woodcuts is shown in the exhibition side by side with the paintings, ranging from the large formats from the 1970s, which gave Gertsch an international breakthrough at Documenta in 1972, to the late, oversized nature sections and landscapes.

Dimensions: 120 x 120 cm
Material: 10% cashmere 90% modal
Color: Pink and dark gray
Design: Franz Gertsch / Louisiana
Model: Scarf, Louisiana x Franz Gertsch

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