Vor drei Zonen. 1968.
Oil on canvas.
Lohberg 2647. Signed and dated in lower right. Verso once more signed na dtaed as well as titled. Additionally, twice with crossed-out signatures, dates, titles and inscriptions ("Vor Rot fWinter67", more illegible lines). 135.5 x 145 cm (53.3 x 57 in).
[CE].
Characteristic graphic construction in front of a magically illuminated background.
Complex composition with a hypnotic effect.
Bright color modulation in brilliant luminance.
Impressive format.
In possession of one family for 50 years.

PROVENANCE: Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the artist).

I don't seem to commit myself to nature. Yet, appearances are deceptive. I do commit to nature, however, not to its forms but to mine, it is not about showing what there is, but to reveal what is also there, for there is far more visible than we can see and hear and there is far more than just us.
Fritz Winter (quote after Helga Gausling, ex. cat. Fritz Winter. Zum 80. Geburtstag, 1985, p. 5)