Bidspirit auction | Friedrich Knödler (1920, Jagstfeld –

Friedrich Knödler (1920, Jagstfeld – 1988, Löffingen) – Nude watercolour, 1965 - Friedrich Knödler (1920, Jagstfeld – 1988, Löffingen) – Nude watercolour, 1965 Watercolour mixed media on paper, framed under glass; an interesting work from Knödler’s early to mid-career period. Informal Expressionism with vibrant colours; the background is not separated from the body but forms part of the figure – space and body merge. The nude appears intimate, vulnerable and searching, without any erotic undertones. In the top right-hand corner, a shadowy, partially defined face emerges from the background of colour. This superimposition creates a dual presence: below, the female nude as a body; above, the face as identity. Signed by hand and dated in the bottom left-hand corner.