Karl-Heinz Adler

German sculptor and painter (1927-2018)

Karl-Heinz Adler (20 June 1927 – 4 November 2018) was a German abstract painter, graphic artist and conceptual artist. He was described as "one of Germany’s most famous representatives of Concrete Art." He was born in Adorf, Saxony, Germany.

Karl-Heinz Adler in 2015

He produced many public monuments and developed, with Friedrich Kracht, modular concrete decoration for hundreds of buildings across East Germany.[1][2]

Adler died on 4 November 2018 at the age of 91.[3]

References change

  1. BBC (2018) An Alternative History of Art: Karl-Heinz Adler, Episode 3
  2. "Albertinum: Karl-Heinz Adler". albertinum.skd.museum. Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. Dresdner Maler und Grafiker Karl-Heinz Adler gestorben (in German)