Artwork
Schaub, Werner - Malerei, Abstrakte Komposition
Schaub, Werner - Malerei, Abstrakte Komposition is an unspecified work on paper by Werner Schaub. It dates from 1971 and is held in the collection of the Archaeology and Museum Baselland.
About this work
Overview
Werner Schaub's 'Malerei, Abstrakte Komposition' (c. 1971) is an abstract painting characterized by bold, clashing colors and rough textures, executed in a thick, opaque watercolor technique.
Subject & Meaning
The work has no discernible subject, instead emphasizing expressive, uneven shapes and jagged lines that interact through vibrant, discordant color relationships.
Technique & Style
Schaub subverts traditional watercolor transparency, using thick brushstrokes of orange, blue, and green that clash against dark green blocks, creating a sense of dynamic tension.
History & Provenance
Created circa 1971, the painting is part of the collection at the Museum of Ethnography.
Artist & collection
Artist
Werner Schaub spent his days hunched over watercolors in a Basel attic, muttering about “the tyranny of blank walls.” In 1967 he turned that attic into a public experiment: for a school extension he painted a 30-foot…
