Oil on canvas.430 x 550 cm. . [AW].

• Through a complex spatial arrangement and a rich ensemble of figures, Jonas Burgert evokes a dramatic stage scene.
• His works are intricate pictorial puzzles that often address existential questions, resembling painted philosophy.
• The monumental painting serves as the model for a print edition.
• Burgert is regarded as a master of new figuration and one of Germany’s most significant contemporary artists.
LITERATURE: Daniel J. Schreiber, Hans-Peter Wipplinger (eds.), Jonas Burgert. Lebendversuch (mit Werkverzeichnis 2003-2010), Cologne 2011, CR no. 57 (illustrated in color on p. 99).

Passion Fruits picked from the Olbricht Collection, me Collectors Room Berlin / Olbricht Foundation, May 1-September 12, 2010. Jonas Burgert. Lebendversuch, Kunsthalle Krems, March 27-June 13, 2011

Produzentengalerie Hamburg, Hamburg. Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin (acquired from the above in 2008)

Due to its size, the work is currently not mounted on a stretcher. The stretcher is included. The work is rolled up and stored on a support covered with a protective layer of fabric. Therefore, a condition report cannot be prepared.