Hans STEINBRENNER (1928-2008). Composition, 1991 Acrylic on isorel. Monogrammed and dated on the back. Mounted on black panel. (Rubbing). 24 x 16.5 cm Provenance : Galerie Emmanuel Carlebach, Paris. Active since the mid-50s, a minimalist interpreter of the body and nature, influenced by Brancusi and Laurens, Hans Steinbrenner (Frankfurt, 1928 - 2008) trained at art schools in Offenbach, Frankfurt and Munich. "The artist must silence everything in and around him. He must have the courage to want the Primordial to return to him at every turn." (Hans Steinbrenner)