Auction 111 Part 3 111. Auction Day 3
By Auktionshaus Mehlis
Aug 26, 2023
Hammerstraße 30, 8523 Plauen, Germany
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LOT 3758:

Alfred Traugott Mörstedt, Unikatäres Plakat

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Auction took place on Aug 26, 2023 at Auktionshaus Mehlis
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Alfred Traugott Mörstedt, Unikatäres Plakat
Alfred Traugott Mörstedt, unique poster
published on the occasion of an exhibition at Graphikangebot Müller, offset reworked by hand on stronger paper, monogrammed and dated in lead "ATM (19)91" lower right, minimal storage marks, sheet measures approx. 70 x 50 cm. Artist's info: German painter, draughtsman, graphic artist and book designer (1925 Erfurt to 2005 Erfurt), son of an artist, from 1943 soldier in the 2nd World War. World War II, 1945 severely wounded, 1947-48 attended the master school for applied arts in Erfurt, from 1948 studied at the College of Architecture and Fine Arts in Weimar under Otto Herbig and Hermann Kirchberger, changed to the College of Fine and Applied Arts in Berlin-Weißensee, from 1952 worked as a commercial artist in Erfurt, from 1954 worked as a designer for the Vogtland textile industry, freelance since 1960, 1964-74 member of the "Erfurt Studio Community", from 1976 the artist was under surveillance by the GDR State Security, 1998 awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2013 foundation of the Alfred T. Mörstedt Foundation, works in numerous museums and collections, source: Vollmer, Eisold "Künstler in der DDR", Wikipedia and website of the Alfred T. Mörstedt Foundation.