Bidspirit auction | Otmar Alt, German, 1940, Beach

Otmar Alt, German, 1940, Beach Comber, Screen Print - Otmar Alt, German, 1940 Beach Comber, 1971 Screen Print, H 23 x W 16.25 x D 1 inches Signed bottom right Wood grain frame, H 31 x W 23 x D 1.25 inches Condition: Some scratches to frame, creasing visible Provenance: Private Texas Collection Otmar Alt is a German artist best known for his colorful sculptures and paintings. Most often depicting animals and people, Alt's work is influenced by artists like Joan Miro and Paul Klee, both in his interest in children's art and his pictorial sense of humor. Born on July 17, 1940 in Wernigerode, Germany, Alt went on to study at the Berlin University of the Arts under the sculptor Karl Hartung. He later worked as a set designer for many years in Berlin, a career which shaped his development as an artist who paints three-dimensional objects. Alt's work is in the collections of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Norman, OK, and the Deutsches Freimaurermuseum in Bayreuth, among others. He lives and works in Hamm, Germany.