Otto Piene

b. 1928

Otto Piene German, 1928-2014

Timeline

Born 1928

1930s

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

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

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

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

+26

1940s

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

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

Untitled (landscape, left page); Untitled (two sketches of figure in profile, right page)

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

+113

1950s

L'Or et le Noir

1958

Pure Energy, I

1959

Untitled (Smoke Drawing) (Ohne Titel [Rauchzeichnung])

1959

Untitled

1960s

1961

Light Ballet

1964

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

1964

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

1964

Rose or Star (Rose oder Stern)

+39

1970s

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

Untitled (blank with watercolor, left page); Untitled (blank with watercolor transfer, right page)

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

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

+872

1980s

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (designs for Sky Art in Linz, right page)

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

Untitled (color transfer, left page); Untitled (bleed-through of following page and color transfer, right page)

Untitled (notes about Linz project, two-page spread)

+1058

1990s

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (path in landscape, right page)

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

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Sky Kiss," right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Talking Heads" sketch, right page)

+742

2000s

Untitled (adhered notes, left page); Untitled (adhered notes and bleed-through of following page, right page)

Inserted photocopy of letter to Günther Uecker

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

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

+432

2010s

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

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

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

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

+97

Works

3,530 artworks

Inserted sheet with color transfer

, 1977

Untitled (sketch for Europalia inflatable, two-page spread)

, 1977

Otto Piene

Timeline

Works

Inserted sheet with color transfer

Untitled (sketch for Europalia inflatable, two-page spread)

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

Untitled (pasted sketch for Europalia inflatable, left page); Untitled (pasted sketch for Europalia inflatable, right page)

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

Inserted napkin with color transfer

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (winged lion [based on Löwenbrau logo] and bird inflatables with color transfer, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bird inflatable with color transfer, right page)

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

Inserted napkin with color transfer

Untitled (notes and photograph, left page); Untitled (design for Europalia inflatable, right page)

Untitled (pasted paper designs by Chloe (artist's daughter), two-page spread)

Untitled (pasted sky event sketch on legal ruled paper, left page); Untitled (pasted sky event sketch on legal ruled paper, right page)

Untitled (pasted Kultur-Festwochen in Belgien pamphlet, pasted reproduction of Europalia model from pamphlet, and notes, left page); Untitled (pasted architectural plan with annotations and pasted reproduction of Europalia model from pamphlet, right page)

Inserted sheet with color transfer

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bird inflatables with color transfer, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (designs for Europalia inflatable with measurements, right page)

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

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (pasted-in sky art sketch and notes, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (design for inflatable sculpture, right page)

Untitled (pasted sketch on colored paper, left page); Untitled (pasted sketch with notes, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (silhouette of winged lion [based on Löwenbrau logo] and bird inflatables using color transfer for outline, right page)

Untitled (pasted color samples from HKS, left page); Untitled (pasted sketch for Europalia inflatable, right page)

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