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Richard Oelze was a German draughtsman and painter whose meticulously detailed pencil and ink works inhabited a territory between figuration and abstraction. Working across the twentieth century, he developed a distinctive approach to mark-making that dissolved forms into densely layered patterns, creating a visual intensity that resists easy legibility. His practice engaged with both surrealist and constructivist impulses without aligning definitively with either movement.

Magdeburg, Germany