Painter, sculptor, and draughtsman Immendorff is arguably
one of the most important German artists of the post-war
period. The artist, who died in 2007, was a close friend of
Agnes and Karlheinz Essl, two art collectors whose private
collection includes many of Immendorff s works, in addition to
other important contemporaries of the artist, such as Georg
Baselitz, Anselm Kiefer, and Gerhard Richter. This exhibition
catalog serves as tribute to the work of Immendorff and
features more than 70 paintings, drawings, and sculptures
dating from the 1960s, in addition to numerous texts and
letters. The range of Immendorff s oeuvre reflects his early
involvement with politics and social issues and his gradual
movement toward existential ideas. A highlight of this volume is
a series of 32 sketches, created exclusively for the Essls, and
never before published in book form.