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2074
Willingstorfer, Rainer
1940 Ruhla - 1989 Zirndorf.
Obscure dice game. Encounter of two men at a gloomy table with a pewter jug.
Oil on masonite. Signed upper right and dated (19)62.
Verso on a label numbered «164» probably by a different hand and inscribed by the artist «Werner Bergengruen» as well as «Flammen im Säulenholz (flames in the column wood)».
H 32,
The inscriptions on the verso label presumably allude to the novella by the German-Baltic author Werner Bergengruen (1892 - 1964), published in 1952 and entitled «Die Flamme im Säulenholz (the flame in the column wood)». Although the handwriting can be attributed to Rainer Willingstorfer with high probability, the scene depicted cannot be matched with the plot of the above-mentioned story. This discrepancy must probably remain an unexplained mystery in connection with this work.
The painter Rainer Willingstorfer was also active as a graphic designer and in this capacity created the logo for the Playmobil toy brand in 1974.
Authentication: We would like to thank Mr Jonas Willingstorfer, son of the artist, for the authentication via
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