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Günter Horlbeck - Günter Horlbeck ”The Witch Tree”. 1996.. Günter Horlbeck 1927 Reichenbach (Vogtland) – 2016 Leipzig Oil on hardboard. Signed ”Horlbeck” and dated lower right. Extensively inscribed on the reverse in felt-tip pen. WVZ Horlbeck-Kappler / Hölzig 373. The corners slightly bumped and with minor paint losses. Dimensions: 120 x 150 cm. Günter Horlbeck 1927 Reichenbach (Vogtland) – 2016 Leipzig German painter and graphic artist. Completed an apprenticeship as a lithographer from 1942–47, which was interrupted by conscription into the military. He then studied until 1951 at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig, under Walter Arnold, Max Schwimmer, and Ernst Hassebrauk. From 1952, friendship with Max Schwimmer. Afterwards, he worked as a freelance artist. Taught from 1952–93 at the HfBK Dresden. His works can be assigned to Abstract Expressionism. Role models were Beckmann, Picasso, and Kandinsky.