Erstes Hackbild. 1961.
Assemblage. Dispersion, cement, nails and cloth on panel.
122.5 x 84.6 x 10.8 cm (48.2 x 33.3 x 4.2 in).
[SL].
• Adolf Frohner's "Erstes Hackbild" (First Chop Picture) is part of a series of assemblages.
• Frohner is fascinated by the destructive power of violence, but also by the aesthetics of the most disparate materials.
• "Art is always an answer to reality", says Frohner, thereby emphasizing his attitude to always associate a socio-political statement with his art.

PROVENANCE: Collection Haniel, Duisburg.

LITERATURE: Franz Haniel & Cie GmbH, Die Sammlung Haniel, Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, Tübingen, Berlin 2010, with color illu. on p. 183.