Bidspirit auction | Horst Janssen

Horst Janssen - Horst Janssen 1929 Hamburg - 1995 Hamburg - ”Greeting to Birgit Jacobsen” - Etching/paper. 16.3 x 22 cm, 18.5 x 24 cm (mat opening). 53 x 42 cm (framed size). Monogrammed lower right: HJ. Dated lower center: 29 10 74. Next to it inscribed: 11:30. Inscribed lower left: Fr. Beate. Mat. Framed under glass. Janssen studied from 1946-51 with Prof. Mahlau at the Art Academy in Hamburg. He received several awards for his graphic work, including the Art Prize of the City of Darmstadt in 1964. His works were exhibited internationally, and in November 2000, the Horst Janssen Museum was opened in Oldenburg.