# Axel Kasseböhmer

> Axel Kasseböhmer (1952 Herne – 2017 Munich) was a painter. This is the website of his estate: his works, his last series 100 × Walchensee, his vita, a selection of exhibitions and public collections, and the estate itself.

The site is in English: one page with one section per subject, plus an imprint (legal notice) and a privacy policy. Each section has a stable address (listed below) that can be cited directly. Every page has a Markdown version with the same text, linked below and from the page itself.

Key facts, as stated on the page:

- Born in 1952 in Herne, Westphalia. Studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in the 1970s, where Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter were among his teachers.
- A central figure of the Cologne art scene of the 1980s. His conceptual painting took up genres long considered exhausted (the still life, the tree, the sea, the lake beneath the mountains); his method was repetition.
- From 2001 until his death in 2017 he was Professor of Painting at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich.
- His last series, *100 × Walchensee* (2010 – 2012), is one hundred canvases of 33 × 50 cm, painted at the Walchensee in Upper Bavaria. It was first shown at Sprüth Magers, Berlin, from October 2013 to January 2014.
- He was represented by Monika Sprüth from 1984; the gallery is Sprüth Magers.
- His work is in public collections including The Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main.
- Died on 9 September 2017 in Munich, aged 65.

## Pages

- [Axel Kasseböhmer](https://kasseboehmer.com/): the estate's website; the page to cite.
- [Axel Kasseböhmer, as Markdown](https://kasseboehmer.com/index.md): the same page as Markdown, same text.
- [Imprint](https://kasseboehmer.com/imprint): the legal notice, with who publishes the site and how to reach the estate.
- [Imprint, as Markdown](https://kasseboehmer.com/imprint.md): the same notice as Markdown, same text.
- [Privacy Policy](https://kasseboehmer.com/privacy): who is responsible, what data visiting the site involves, and visitors' rights.
- [Privacy Policy, as Markdown](https://kasseboehmer.com/privacy.md): the same policy as Markdown, same text.

## Sections of the page

- [Works](https://kasseboehmer.com/#works): the work from 1979 to 2012 in three groups: borrowed details and still lifes, landscapes and city views, and the seascapes (Meereslandschaften).
- [100 × Walchensee](https://kasseboehmer.com/#walchensee): the last series, 2010 – 2012, and its exhibitions.
- [Vita](https://kasseboehmer.com/#vita): a timeline of his life from 1952 to the memorial exhibition of 2018.
- [Exhibitions](https://kasseboehmer.com/#exhibitions): selected solo and group exhibitions, and public collections.
- [Estate](https://kasseboehmer.com/#estate): the estate, which cares for his work, archive and legacy, and his gallery representation.

## Authority records

- [GND 118907700](https://d-nb.info/gnd/118907700): Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
- [Wikidata Q792217](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q792217)
- [VIAF 95995348](https://viaf.org/viaf/95995348)

## Optional

- [Sprüth Magers: Axel Kasseböhmer](https://spruethmagers.com/artists/axel-kassebohmer/): the gallery's page; for sales and availability of works.