Wolff Mirus, 2nd Letter to L., 1990, Gouache & Mixed Media

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Wolff mirus
born 1945 in dessau

"2nd letter to l." (catalogue raisonné: jacobs 1990.14)
signed and dated lower center (january … Read more Wolff mirus
born 1945 in dessau

"2nd letter to l." (catalogue raisonné: jacobs 1990.14)
signed and dated lower center (january 3, 1990)
mixed media (gouache and collage) on cardboard ---unframed---
size: 69.5 x 99.3 cm (overall)

the work is illustrated in: nikolas jacobs (ed.) (2021): wolff mirus. The catalogue raisonné 1962-2020, munich: hirmer, p. 232 (small color illustration).

provenance: hanna bekker vom rath art gallery, frankfurt

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wolff mirus
painter, draftsman, illustrator, designer.

1949: fled with his mother and older sister susan from east germany to west germany. 1952: moved with his father to darmstadt.

in 1954, he met otto ritschl for the first time in wiesbaden; ritschl was a friend of his mother at the time.

from 1959, he lived in wiesbaden, and in 1960, the family moved into otto ritschl's former apartment.

from 1962, he participated in the musical evenings at the ritschl house.

from 1964, mirus worked for ritschl in his house, garden, and studio.

in 1965, he began an apprenticeship as a typesetter, and under the influence of otto ritschl's art, he created his first still lifes.

from 1966, he attended the wiesbaden school of applied arts.

from 1972, mirus worked on the catalogue raisonné of otto ritschl's work.

in 1976, after otto ritschl's death, mirus lived in the ritschl house for a year.

in 1977, he began a friendship with tom sommerlatte, and mirus curated exhibitions and organized exhibitions of fellow artists in his studio.

from 1984 to 1995, i was responsible for advertising, architecture, and art at aok wiesbaden-rheingau-taunus. From 2015 to 2017, i worked on an expanded catalogue raisonné of otto ritschl's work.



from 1984 to 1995, i was responsible for advertising, architecture, and art at aok wiesbaden-rheingau-taunus.
\. Memberships:
founding member of the interaction group

solo exhibitions (selection):

1972 galerie pm, wiesbaden

1972-80 gruppe 80, wiesbaden

1979 art 10 basel, perspective 79

1980, 1982 die kleine galerie, basel

1988 galerie simon “master – pupil” (with otto ritschl), wiesbaden

1989-93 galerie simon, wiesbaden

2000 antiquariat wiederspahn, wiesbaden

2001 galerie cornelissen, wiesbaden

2009 kunsthandel draheim (with udo gottfried), wiesbaden

2011 kunsthandel draheim (with otto ritschl), wiesbaden

illustrations:

1972 “thoughts. Poems. 13 syllables” by annie hensler-möring

1976 “the opinion makers” by otto ritschl, self-published this piece has an attribution mark,
i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
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