Bidspirit auction | HAP Grieshaber (1908-1981), The Angel

HAP Grieshaber (1908-1981), The Angel of History 23 Angels of Psychiatry, 1976. - HAP Grieshaber (1908-1981), The Angel of History 23 Angels of Psychiatry, 1976. Woodcut, framed with mount in a dark wood frame under glass. Pamphlet for the Angel of Psychiatry, signed in pencil. Dimensions: 34.5 x 60.5 cm. Good state of preservation with signs of age. His original name is Helmut Andreas Paul Grieshaber, he was a German graphic artist and visual artist. His preferred medium was the large-scale abstracting woodcut. Grieshaber spent his school years from 1915 to 1924 first in Nagold and later in Reutlingen, where he completed an apprenticeship as a typesetter from 1924 to 1927. He also attended the Staatliche Kunstgewerbeschule in Stuttgart. He was the editor of magazines such as the Angel of History or, together with Heinrich Böll, Walter Warnach and Werner von Trott zu Solz, the Labyrinth (1960-1962) and was also involved in socio-political issues. Grieshaber's important students included Fritz Genkinger, Horst Antes, Hans Baschang, Peter Härtling, Hans Peter Hoch, Herbert W. Kapitzki, Emil Kiess, Kurt Frank, Lothar Quinte, Walter Stöhrer, Heinz Schanz, Else Winnewisser and Hans Martin Erhardt.