KATHARINA FRITSCH German, b. 1956

Biography
Katharina Fritsch © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023
Katharina Fritsch © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023

"Good art doesn't allow itself to be used. Therefore, the artist must be an outsider and see society from the outside."

Katharina Fritsch (born 1956 in Essen) is an internationally renowned contemporary sculptor. After studying at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, she developed a distinctive body of work from the 1980s onward, spanning sculpture, object, and installation. Fritsch is known for her iconic, brightly colored sculptures, often depicting everyday or symbolic motifs. Through monochrome surfaces and precise forms, her works achieve a strong presence and an ambivalent effect between familiarity and disquiet. Her works are held in major international collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Centre Pompidou, and the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Selected works
  • KATHARINA FRITSCH, Katze, 1981/89
    KATHARINA FRITSCH
    Katze, 1981/89
    Plastic, painted
    height: 16,3 cm
    height: 6 1/4 in
    Multiple
  • KATHARINA FRITSCH, Schafe und weisser Pappkarton, 1982/91
    KATHARINA FRITSCH
    Schafe und weisser Pappkarton, 1982/91
    Plaster and wire, six parts, in Bristol-board box
    15 x 20 x 15 cm
    5 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in
    Edition of 80
  • KATHARINA FRITSCH, Gehirn, 1987
    KATHARINA FRITSCH
    Gehirn, 1987
    Plaster and paint
    11 x 13 x 16 cm
    4 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 6 1/4 in
    Multiple
  • KATHARINA FRITSCH, Totenkopf, 1997/98
    KATHARINA FRITSCH
    Totenkopf, 1997/98
    Porcelain, painted
    20 x 16 x 25 cm
    7 7/8 x 6 1/4 x 9 7/8 in
    Edition of 16 + 8 AP
  • KATHARINA FRITSCH, Postkarte 3. (Käfer), 2009
    KATHARINA FRITSCH
    Postkarte 3. (Käfer), 2009
    Offset print on synthetic board
    42 x 28,5 cm
    16 1/2 x 11 in
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