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Scary Nightmare Monsters Emerge from the Mountains

Creator: Walter Schnackenberg
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
Famed poster and stage scenery artist Walter Schnackenberg shifts gear and paints a nightmarish vision from his imagination. In the present work, we witness scary monsters emerge from the mountains, as a horrified climber looks on. The beastly creatures were intended to symbolize the artist's deep take on social and psychological issues in Germany at the time. Schnackenberg may have been inspired by Goya's "The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters". In that iconic work, Goya also reflects on his view of Spanish society.

Schnackenberg's work may have been done on assignment for a magazine story, but it was most likely for the artist's own creative output. It is titled "In the Mountain Gorge" and is exquisitely conceptualized and rendered with masterful expressiveness.
Signed and dated 'Schnackenberg 49' (lower right)
watercolor, pen and ink on paper
17 1/8 x 13 1/4 in (43.5 x 33.7 cm)
Executed in 1949
Framed under glass to 24.5 x 20.5

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Germany
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Watercolor, Pen and Ink on Paper
Condition:	very good - frame has a few small loses and nicks otherwise presents very well.
Creation Date:	1949
Styles / Movements:	Conceptualism, Surrealism, Illustration
Incollect Reference #:	832524

Dimensions

W.	13.25 in;	H.	17.13 in;
W.	33.66 cm;	H.	43.51 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert Funk Fine Art in Miami offers an eclectic collection shaped by 45 years of experience, blending art with commercial perspectives. For inquiries or art advisory services, contact Robert Funk at decoypoet@yahoo.com or 305.857.0521.