Otto Piene

b. 1928

Otto Piene German, 1928-2014

Timeline

Born 1928

1930s

Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (house, right page)

Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (text, crossed out, right page)

Untitled (notes, left page); Untitled (small sketches of ducks, trees, wagons, etc., right page)

Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (winter landscape with horse-drawn carriage and woman walking dog, right page)

+26

1940s

Untitled (sun above forrest, left page); Untitled (sketch of seated woman [artist's aunt], right page)

Untitled (bridge over Weser River in Minden, left page); Untitled (seated male figure at table, right page)

Untitled (man in domestic interior, left page); Untitled (profile portrait of artist's uncle [Erich Pietschmann], right page)

Untitled (animal sleeping, left page); Untitled (portrait of artist's uncle, right page)

+113

1950s

L'Or et le Noir

1958

Pure Energy, I

1959

Untitled

Light Graphic

1960s

1961

Light Ballet

1964

Plate (folio 11) from the portfolio Rose or Star (Rose oder Stern)

1964

Plate (folio 5) from the portfolio Rose or Star (Rose oder Stern)

1964

Plate (folio 8) from the portfolio Rose or Star (Rose oder Stern)

+39

1970s

Untitled (notes, left page); Untitled (blank, right page)

Untitled (notes, left page); Untitled (blank with color transfer, right page)

Untitled (notes, left page); Untitled (blank, right page)

Untitled (notes, left page); Untitled (notes, right page)

+872

1980s

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (acrobats, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (ideas for Museum of History and Technology in DC, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page with page number, left page); Untitled (design for flower house, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (design for Museum of History and Technology in DC, right page)

+1058

1990s

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (notes, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (foliage, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (dove, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (notes, right page)

+742

2000s

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (view of "crater from Ia," right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (seascape, right page)

Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled ("light tower" sketch, right page)

Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (adhered sheet, right page)

+432

2010s

Sketchbook: Sun Eureka Berlin/"Mies Berlin"/Berlin Neue Nationalgalerie/John Cage/Groton

Untitled ("Lichtplastiken" (Light Sculptures) with notes and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (blue marks, right page)

Untitled (note and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (itinerary notes, right page)

Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (blank, right page)

+97

Works

3,530 artworks

Untitled (bleed-through of abstract watercolor experimentation, left page); Untitled (bleed-through of abstract watercolor experimentation, right page)

, 1975

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (sketches of paintings for show, right page)

, 1975

Otto Piene

Timeline

Works

Untitled (bleed-through of abstract watercolor experimentation, left page); Untitled (bleed-through of abstract watercolor experimentation, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (sketches of paintings for show, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (color transfer of rainbow stamp impression manipulated with water, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (design for "Food" show poster with color transfer, right page)

Untitled (notes with color transfer, left page); Untitled (adhered design for "Reflections on John Hancock," right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (fountain designs, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (designs for 4th of July celebrations in Boston, right page)

Inserted paper towel

Untitled (blank with faint color transfer, left page); Untitled (notes, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (design for "Food" show poster with color transfer, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (fountain design, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bleed-through of following page, right page)

Hurricane

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Food Show" poster designs, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (design for Hancock building with "favorite flag" with color transfer, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (rainbow stamp impression manipulated with water, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (design for "Food" show poster with color transfer, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Food Show" poster design, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of adhered page, left page); Untitled (blank with bleed-through and color transfer, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of adhered page, left page); Untitled (design for "Food" show poster, right page)

Inserted paper towel

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (fountain design with scale, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (note with adhered sheet [now detached] and color transfer, right page)

Untitled (fountain designs and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (fountain designs, right page)